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Skirmish word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "skirmish" word

[noun] a minor short-term fight
[verb] engage in a skirmish
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\Skir"mish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF. escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen, OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. {Scaramouch}, {Scrimmage}.] To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
\Skir"mish\, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See {Skirmish}, v. i.] 1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops. 2. A slight contest. They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit. --Shak.

Synonyms for skirmish

brush, clash, encounter

See also: combat | contretemps | fight | fight | fighting | struggle |

The fun area, different aproach to word »skirmish«

Let's analyse "skirmish" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HSIMRIKS. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: skirmish: 9 + 9 = 18, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: skirmish: 1 + 2 + 9 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 8 = 43, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (2) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
K (1) 11 Justice Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
S (2) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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