shirt
US /ʃɝt/
Definition
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
He bought a new shirt for the important interview.
Synonyms
- topthe upper part of anything
- blousea top worn by women
Collocations
- Easy wear a clean cotton shirtto have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding a clean cotton shirt
- Medium require a collared shirt in the officeto require a collared shirt in the office, meaning to require as useful, just, or proper
- Hard button-down oxford shirt wardrobe stapledescribing button-down oxford shirt wardrobe staple (unimaginatively conventional; - Newsweek)
- Very Hard lose one's shirt in reckless derivative speculationto lose one's shirt in reckless derivative speculation, meaning to fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.