Definitions for outskirt

outskirt out·skirt

Spelling: [out-skurt]
IPA: /ˈaʊtˌskɜrt/

Outskirt is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 208 anagrams from letters in outskirt (ikorsttu).

Definitions for outskirt

noun

  1. Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like:
  2. Usually, outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like:

Origin of outskirt

First recorded in 1590-1600; out- + skirt

Examples for outskirt

And now again come other scenes of men scouring along the outskirt plains of Paris.

In a kind of square at one outskirt of the city they divided into bodies, and were addressed by different speakers.

The outskirt of the forest was reached at the peep of dawn—a flitting moment in the month of June.

His activity of mind and body at this outskirt of civilization was wonderful.

outskirt, owt′skėrt, n. the outer skirt: border: suburb—often used in pl.

It stood at a furlong's distance from the house, on the outskirt of the town.

Again we threaded a narrow turning: here was an outskirt of the town.

On an outskirt of the crowd two men stood with a small knot of people around them; they were Quilleash and Teare.

My old Lavao friend gets hold of me and walks me to outskirt.

Young Donald, in his homespun tartan, stood on the outskirt of the little crowd that surrounded her, listening.

Word Value for outskirt
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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