- shirt
- nounADJECTIVE▪ clean▪ crisp, fresh▪
He wears a crisp white shirt to the office every day.
▪ long-sleeved, short-sleeved▪ sleeveless▪ button-down, collared, collarless▪ open-necked (esp. BrE), unbuttoned (esp. AmE)▪ cotton, denim, flannel, oxford (AmE), silk, etc.▪ dress, tuxedo (AmE)▪ check (BrE), checked, checkered (AmE), plaid (AmE), plain, striped▪ baggy, oversized▪ loose, tight▪ dress▪ football (BrE), golf (esp. AmE), polo, rugby, sport (AmE), sports, team▪ replica (BrE)▪replica football shirts with Beckham's famous number 7
▪ Hawaiian▪He sported a floral Hawaiian shirt.
▪ muscle (= a T-shirt with very short or no sleeves, worn by men) (AmE)▪ night (usually nightshirt) (esp. AmE)▪ hair (= worn in the past by people who wished to punish themselves for religious reasons) (often figurative)VERB + SHIRT▪ button, button up, unbutton▪ pull off▪ tuck in▪He tucked his shirt into his pants.
▪ wash▪ ironSHIRT + NOUN▪ button, collar, cuff, front, pocket, sleeve, tail▪ number (esp. BrE)▪a footballer's shirt number
PHRASES▪ shirt and tie
Collocations dictionary. 2013.