Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "shirt" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

closet dirty laundry basket drawer dresser garderobe suitcase

Derived Terms

A-shirt Blueshirt Brownshirt Crimean shirt Hawaiian shirt Madiba shirt Nessus shirt Orange Shirt Day Shirtgate T-shirt Tolstoy shirt aloha shirt belly shirt blackshirt blue shirt boiled shirt bowling shirt brown shirt cabana shirt camp shirt diaper shirt dinner shirt dress shirt fire shirt get one's shirt out get someone's shirt out ghost shirt give the shirt off one's back golf shirt grandfather shirt greenshirt habit shirt hair shirt hair-shirt hairshirt horsehair shirt jac-shirt keep one's shirt on lose one's shirt lounge shirt lumberjack shirt mail shirt muscle shirt nether-shirt nightshirt off like a dirty shirt overshirt peasant shirt pirate shirt poet shirt polo shirt purple shirt of sex put one's shirt on red shirt red-shirt redshirt ringer T-shirt rugby shirt shacket shirt collar shirt lifter shirt sleeve shirt sleeves shirt tail shirt waist shirt-button shirt-frill shirt-front shirt-jac shirt-lifter shirt-sleeve shirt-sleeves shirt-stud abscess shirt-tail shirt-waist shirtband shirtdress shirted shirtfront shirtful shirtless shirtlet shirtlifter shirtlifting shirtlike shirtmaker shirtmaking shirts and skins shirttail shirtwaist shirtwaister shirtwise shirty shooter shirt sleepshirt structured shirt stuffed shirt stuffed-shirt sweat shirt sweatshirt swimshirt tennis shirt the shirt off one's back tuxedo shirt undershirt war shirt wave the bloody shirt wedding shirt white-shirt workshirt yellow shirt

Etymologically Related To

skirt

Has Part

buttons

Context

shirts and skins games

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

apparel clothe dress enclothe fit out garb garment garment habilitate raiment tog

Type Of (IsA)

article of clothing clothes enveloping covering garment item of clothing top

Manner Of

dress

Part Of

outfit wardrobe

Receives Action

worn on torso worn on upper body worn to office worn under suit

Related Terms

above above waist arm arm holes article athletic shirt blouse body buttons clothe clothing cover holes man man clothing mans mans blouse sleeve undershirt waist wear

Synonym Network

beater dress shirt

Used For

absorb sweat advertisement atract attention attaching tie avoid sunburn being dressed being modest carry cuff links carry things in pockets contrast colors cover arms cover back cover chest cover torso cover upper body covering covering one's body covering torso covering up covering upperbody cut breeze dressing expressing fashion get into fancy restaurant give off back hide bra hold pen in pocket in style keep from cold keep from shame keep warm keeping warm make fashion statement match colors people who wear clothes preventing nudity protecting one's body protecting torso protection from cold protection from sun stay warmer uniformity warmth wear tie wearing wearing on torso

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.