| NOUN | act | skirmish, brush, clash, encounter | a minor short-term fight |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | competition | skirmish | engage in a skirmish |
| Sounds | sker'mihsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | A minor short-term fight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | brush, clash, encounter | |
| Narrower | contretemps | An awkward clash |
| Broader | fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
| Spanish | encuentro, enfrentamiento, escaramuza, refriega, riña, roce, trifulca, zalagarda | |
| Catalan | batussa, escaramussa, topada, xoc | |
| Verbs | skirmish | engage in a skirmish |
| Meaning | Engage in a skirmish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Spanish | escaramuzar | |
| Catalan | escaramussar | |
| Nouns | skirmish | a minor short-term fight |
| skirmisher | someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party) | |
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