skirmish

Day 21Level 2

SKUR-mish

minor battle

minor battle; any brisk conflict or encounter

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

brawl, confrontation, combat

Antonyms:

truce, retreat, concord

Example Sentence:

That game was close until the end and a skirmish broke out with about two minutes left in the game.

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