word-vault/dist/data/cards/sh/shirt.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "shirt",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/cl/clothes.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a piece of clothing worn on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth, with sleeves and usually with a collar and buttons down the front",
            "sensetop": "in a shirt",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **wear a shirt **"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **white/blue/red shirt**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a **shirt and tie** on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a long-sleeved/short-sleeved shirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an open-necked shirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a button-down shirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cotton/flannel/silk shirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took a pen from her shirt pocket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a football shirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A man in a striped shirt sat alone in the corner.",
                    "contextForm": "in a shirt"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He tucked his shirt into his pants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wears a crisp white shirt to the office every day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a footballer's shirt number"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was dressed in a loose fitting shirt and pants."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pulled on his shirt and ran down to see what had happened."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["clean", "crisp", "fresh"],
                "verb + shirt": ["button", "button up", "unbutton"],
                "shirt + noun": ["button", "collar", "cuff"],
                "phrases": ["shirt and tie"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody not to get angry",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Keep your shirt on! It was only a joke."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to bet all your money on somebody/something",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a good horse, but I wouldn't put my shirt on it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "anything that somebody has, including the things they really need themselves, that somebody else takes from them or they are willing to give",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was the type of person who would give you the shirt off his back."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃɜːt/",
                "audio": "sh/shirt/shirt__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃɜːrt/",
                "audio": "sh/shirt/shirt__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English scyrte, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skyrta (compare with skirt), Dutch schort, German Schürze ‘apron’, also to short; probably from a base meaning ‘short garment’."
}