skirmish (n.)
- action
- affray
- ambush
- assault
- attack
- battle
- box
- brawl
- broil
- brush
- bullfight
- clash
- close
- cockfight
- combat
- conflict
- confrontation
- contest
- dogfight
- duel
- embroilment
- encounter
- engagement
- fence
- feud
- fight
- fracas
- fray
- grapple
- jostle
- joust
- melee
- quarrel
- riot
- rumble
- run-in
- scramble
- scrap
- scrimmage
- scuffle
- set-to
- showdown
- spar
- struggle
- tauromachy
- tilt
- tourney
- tug-of-war
- tussle
- war
- wrestle
skirmish (v.)
There's a skirmish of wit between them.
