NOUN | act | skirmish, brush, clash, encounter | a minor short-term fight |
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VERB | competition | skirmish | engage in a skirmish |
Sounds | sker'mihsh | |
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Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... |
Meaning | A minor short-term fight. | |
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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. | |
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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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