skirt vs kilt

skirt and kilt both are nouns.

skirt is a verb but kilt is not a verb.

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

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

skirt: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
kilt: a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

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

skirt (noun)	kilt (noun)
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women	a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
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)	kilt (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 kilt

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