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skirt vs cloister

cloister vs skirt

skirt and cloister both are nouns.

skirt and cloister both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skirt Yes No Yes No
cloister Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cloister is a hyponym of skirt; that is, cloister is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skirt:
  • skirt: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  • cloister: surround with a cloister
Other hyponyms of skirt include fringe, gird, girdle, close in, enclose, inclose, shut in, hem in.
skirt (noun) cloister (noun)
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
informal terms for a (young) woman
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
skirt (verb) cloister (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle surround with a cloister
pass around or about; move along the border surround with a cloister, as of a garden
form the edge of
Difference between skirt and cloister

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