shirt

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɜːrt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɝt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shûrt)

Collocations for "shirt"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shirt" in context.

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shirt

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [cotton, silk, polyester] shirt
  2. a [work, smart, casual, polo] shirt
  3. a [short, long] -sleeve shirt
  4. a [blue, plain, patterned] shirt
  5. a [blue, band] T-shirt
  6. a [bespoke, tailored, tailor-made] shirt
  7. a [summer, spring, winter] shirt
  8. a [football, soccer, basketball] shirt
  9. a [cheap, clean, new, washed, dirty] shirt
  10. need to [change, wash] my shirt
  11. there is a [stain, mark, spot] on my shirt
  12. [wear, buy, make, put on] a shirt
  13. the player [waved, took off, removed] his shirt
  14. the investors lost their shirts (during the crash)
  15. lost everything but the shirt on my back
  16. keep your shirt on!
  17. a shirt with [buttons, zipper, pockets]
  18. a [concert, race, souvenir] T-shirt
  19. a T-shirt from the [concert]
  20. a [crew, "v"] -neck T-shirt
  21. a T-shirt with a [crew] neck
  22. a (100%) [cotton, polyester] T-shirt
  23. the T-shirt is [100%] [cotton]
  24. a [tight, loose] (-fitting) T-shirt
  25. a [long, short] -sleeved T-shirt
  26. a [long] -sleeve T-shirt
  27. [men's, women's, children's] T-shirts
  28. [design, print] T-shirts
  29. spilled [coffee, wine, food] on my T-shirt
  30. a T-shirt with the picture of a [cat, bird, car] (on it)
  31. what size T-shirt do you [wear, want]?
  32. try the T-shirt on
  33. try on the T-shirt
  34. a [small, medium, large] T-shirt
  35. put on her T-shirt
  36. [ripped, took] off his T-shirt
  37. could see [his abs, her bra] through the T-shirt
  38. stopped at home to change T-shirts
  39. the T-shirt fits (you) [well, poorly]
  40. the T-shirt is [quite, a little] tight
  41. grabbed him by his T-shirt
  42. grabbed onto his T-shirt
  43. [tore, ripped] her T-shirt
  44. a ratty old T-shirt
  45. just wearing a simple T-shirt
  46. is my favorite T-shirt
n as adj
  1. sew on a shirt button
  2. [fasten, do up, undo] your shirt buttons
  3. what is your T-shirt size?
  4. a [cool, trendy, lame] T-shirt design
'shirt' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
T-shirt - all - alter - arm - back - backward - badge - bandage - becoming - bin - binding - blackberry - bleach - blood - bloody - blouse - blue - blueberry - boat - bold - boob - bowling - brush - button - cardigan - catch - chalk - check - checked - chocolate - chubby - cinnamon - clad - clasp - clean - clench - clingy - clip - clutch - coarse - coffee - collar - cool - copper - cotton - crazy - crease - crimson - crumb - cuff

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