skirt vs grass skirt

grass skirt vs skirt

skirt and grass skirt both are nouns.

skirt is a verb but grass skirt is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skirt	Yes	No	Yes	No
grass skirt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grass skirt is a hyponym of skirt; that is, grass skirt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than skirt:

skirt: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
grass skirt: a skirt made of long blades of grass

Other hyponyms of skirt include ballet skirt, tutu, culotte, full skirt, gathered skirt, hobble skirt, crinoline, hoopskirt, kilt, lavalava, maxi, mini, miniskirt, overskirt, sarong.

skirt (noun)	grass skirt (noun)
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women	a skirt made of long blades of grass
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
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)	grass skirt (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
pass around or about; move along the border
form the edge of

Difference between skirt and grass skirt

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