Sister vs Shirt - What's the difference?
sister | shirt |
A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
A female member of a religious community; a nun.
(British) A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through common membership of a race, profession, religion or organization, such as feminism.
* 1985 , (Eurythmics) and (Aretha Franklin), Who’s Zoomin' Who? :
(slang) A black woman.
(informal) A form of address to a woman.
* What’s up, sister ?
A woman, in certain labour or socialist circles; also as a form of address.
* Thank you, sister'''. I would like to thank the '''sister who just spoke.
(attributively) Of or relating to an entity that has a special or affectionate, non-hierachical relationship with another.
(usually, attributively) In the same class.
(construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
(obsolete) To be sister to; to resemble closely.
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
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* Bishop Fisher
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a member of the shirt-wearing team.
As nouns the difference between sister and shirt
is that sister is title of respect for an adult female member of a religious or fraternal order while shirt is an article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.As a verb shirt is
to cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.sister
English
Noun
(en-noun)- My sister is always driving me crazy.
- Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
- Connie was very close to her friend Judy and considered her to be her sister .
- [song title] Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves
- sister''' publication, '''''sister''' city'', '''''sister projects
- sister''' ships'', '''''sister facility
Synonyms
* (woman or girl with the same parents) (slang) sis * (member of religious community) nun, sistren * (supervisory nurse) charge nurse * darling, dear, love, (US) lady, miss, (northern UK) pet * affiliate, affiliatedAntonyms
* (with regards to gender) brotherHypernyms
* (daughter of common parents) siblingDerived terms
* big sister * half-sister * kid sister * little sister * sis * sissy * sister city * sisterhood * sister-in-law * sisterly * sister ship * stepsister * weak sisterVerb
(en verb)- I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.
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English
(wikipedia shirt)Noun
(en noun)- Several persons in December had nothing over their shoulders but their shirts .
- She had her shirts and girdles of hair.
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