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Meaning
Noun
●
The part of an animal's body between the
base
of the
neck
and
forearm
socket.
The part of the human
torso
forming
a
relatively
horizontal
surface
running away
from the neck.
A
cut
of
meat
comprising
the
upper
joint
of the
foreleg
and the
surrounding
muscle.
The
portion
of a
garment
where the
shoulder
is clothed.
●
In Anatomy:
The part of an animal's body between the
base
of the
neck
and
forearm
socket.
The
joint
between the
arm
and the
torso
, sometimes including the
surrounding
muscles
,
tendons
, and ligaments.
●
Anything
forming
a
shape
resembling
a human shoulder.
●
A
shelf
between two levels.
A usually
unsealed
strip
of
land
bordering
a road
, where
vehicles
can
drive
or
park in
an emergency.
The
portion
of a
hill
or
mountain
just below the peak.
A
lateral
protrusion
of a
hill
or mountain.
An
abrupt
projection
which
forms
an
abutment
on an
object
, or
limits
motion
, etc; such as the
projection
around a
tenon
at
the end
of a piece
of timber.
●
In Cuts of meat:
A
shelf
between two levels.
The
angle
of a
bastion
included between the
face
and flank.
●
In Printing:
The
flat
portion
of type that is below the
bevelled
portion
that
joins up
with the face.
●
In Music:
The
portion
between the
neck
and the body.
The
rounded
portion
of a
stringed instrument
where the
neck
joins
the body.
●
The
portion
between the
neck
and the body.
The
rounded
portion
of a
bottle
where the
neck
meets
the body.
●
In Firearms:
The
portion
between the
neck
and the body.
The
angled
section
between the
neck
and the main body of a cartridge.
●
That which
supports
or
sustains
; support.
●
The part of a key between the
cuts
and the bow.
●
In Surfing:
The part of a
wave
that has
not yet
broken.
●
In Aviation:
A
season
or a
time of day
when there is
relatively
little
air
traffic.
Verb
●
To
push
(a person or
thing
) using
one's
shoulder.
●
To
put
(something) on
one's
shoulders.
●
To place (something) against
one's
shoulders.
●
To
bear
a
burden
, as a financial obligation.
●
To
accept
responsibility
for.
●
To form a
shape
resembling
a shoulder.
●
To
move
by or
as if
by using
one's
shoulders.
●
To round and
slightly
raise
the
top edges
of
slate
shingles
so that they form a
tighter
fit
at the lower
edge
and can be
swung
aside
to
expose
the nail.
●
To
slope
downwards
from the
crest
and
whitewater
portion
of a wave.
●
Of a
servant
: to
embezzle
money from (the employer).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
shoulder
English
sholder
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Neck
Elbow
Knee
Arm
Wrist
Leg
Chest
Forearm
Thigh
Head
Ankle
Foot
Hip
Toe
Shin
Torso
Groin
Bear
Spine
Face
Heel
Waist
Hips
Handle
Knees
Joint
Jaw
Legs
Arms
Accept
Repay
Limb
Incur
Assume
Nose
Pay
Cover
Take
Carry
Back
Stomach
Hand
Wrists
Impose
Endure
Abdomen
Finger
Pelvis
Palm
Bicep
Fulfill
Bone
Ankles
Juggle
Knuckle
Feet
Muscle
Upper Arm
Lower Back
Take Up
More
Rhymes
Polder
Bolder
Colder
Holder
Boulder
Smolder
Shoulder
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