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# shirt

noun (shirt, shirts)

«shirt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A shirt is a piece of clothing for the top of the body, often with sleeves, a collar and buttons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#m1)
2. A T-shirt is a soft shirt with short sleeves and no buttons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#m2)
3. A sports shirt (jersey) shows a team's colors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#m3)

### In the lessons

a thing counted, bought, sold or washed; often with a price; school uniforms often have white shirts; phrases «T-shirt», «tuck in your shirt», «keep your shirt on» (stay calm)

### Examples

- He bought 4 shirts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x1)
- Each shirt costs 12 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x2)
- She has 6 shirts and 3 pairs of pants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x3)
- How many shirts did he wash? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x4)
- Tuck in your shirt for the photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x5)
- My T-shirt has a dinosaur on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x6)
- The team shirts are blue and white. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x7)
- He spilled juice on his shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x8)
- Each shirt has 6 buttons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x9)
- Fold your shirts and put them in the drawer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/#x10)

### Note

A thing counted; with a price per shirt, multiply. Trap: shirts and pants may be counted together as clothes. A shirt is one thing, but «pants» and «trousers» are a pair word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shirt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shirt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shirt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shirt.html) on Mova free.