Associations to the word «Skirmish»
Noun
Wiktionary
SKIRMISH, noun. (military) A brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
SKIRMISH, noun. (figuratively) By extension, any minor dispute.
SKIRMISH, noun. A type of outdoor military style game using paintball or similar weapons.
SKIRMISH, verb. To engage in a minor battle or dispute
Dictionary definition
SKIRMISH, noun. A minor short-term fight.
SKIRMISH, verb. Engage in a skirmish.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.