The term 'SKIPS' can be defined by the crossword solutions DEPARTS (7 letters), OMITS (5 letters), ESCHEWS (7 letters), FORGOES (7 letters), and SITSOUT (7 letters). DEPARTS means to leave a place, OMITS means to leave out or exclude something, ESCHEWS means to avoid or abstain from something, FORGOES means to give up or do without something, and SITSOUT means to not take part in something. All of these words can be used to describe the action of SKIPPING, which is to pass over or omit something.