shirt
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A garment worn on the upper half of the body.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
shurtIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃɝt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
clothing
A garment worn on the upper half of the body
clothing
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game.
An interior lining in a blast furnace.
verb
Put a shirt on
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A garment worn on the upper half of the body
Used this way, shirt is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use shirt
- “He wore a clean blue shirt to the party on Saturday.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A button on a shirt.
A man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo).
A man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo).
Self-sacrificing or austere.
Self-sacrificing or austere.
A shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear.
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