sleeveless

«sleeveless» in Mova's school dictionary: A sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (sleeveless — no other forms)

meaning for a pupil

A sleeveless top, shirt or dress has no sleeves, so your arms are bare from the shoulder down. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used for clothes in stories and everyday life, especially summer clothes and sports kit; it tells the reader the weather is warm or the person is active. Phrases: a sleeveless top, a sleeveless vest, a sleeveless dress, a sleeveless jumper (UK).

examples

• It was so hot that Mia wore a sleeveless top. tree →
• The basketball team plays in sleeveless shirts. tree →
• Grandma knitted me a sleeveless jumper to wear over my shirt. tree →
• Put sun cream on your shoulders if you wear something sleeveless. tree →
• Her sleeveless dress had big yellow flowers on it. tree →
• A sleeveless vest keeps your body warm but leaves your arms free. tree →

note

Made from «sleeve» + «-less» (without). It is an adjective, so it has no plural: «two sleeveless tops», not «sleevelesses». In the UK a «vest» is a sleeveless undershirt; in the USA a «vest» is a sleeveless jacket worn over a shirt (UK «waistcoat»).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sleeveless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.