Meaning & use
crew neck
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Meanings
nouncountable
A plain round neckline on a sweater or T-shirt that fits closely around the base of the neck.
Grammar: Countable: 'a crew neck', 'crew necks'. Often written as two words.
Patterns
- a crew neck sweater
- a shirt with a crew neck
- crew neck T-shirt
He wore a plain white crew neck under his jacket.
Crew necks are more casual than V-necks.
She prefers a crew neck because it keeps her neck warm.
adjectivebefore a noun
Having a plain round neckline that sits close to the neck.
Grammar: Used before a noun, often hyphenated: 'a crew-neck sweater'.
Patterns
- crew-neck sweater
- crew-neck shirt
I bought a navy crew-neck sweater for the winter.
The team wears crew-neck shirts with the logo on the chest.
Word forms
| plural | crew necks |
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Common combinations
- crew neck sweater
- He put on a gray crew neck sweater.
- crew neck T-shirt
- The uniform includes a plain crew neck T-shirt.
- a plain crew neck
- She likes a plain crew neck with no logo.
- crew neck and V-neck
- The store sells both crew neck and V-neck styles.
Synonyms and how they differ
- round neck
- A more general term for any round neckline; crew neck is the specific style that sits close to the base of the neck.
Opposites
Commonly confused: crew neck or V-neck?
crew neck vs V-neck
A V-neck has a neckline shaped like the letter V, while a crew neck is round.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'crew neck' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A crew neck is a type of neckline on a sweater or shirt, so it fits with 'sweater'. The other options describe things a neckline cannot do.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “crew neck”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.