Word: Shoulder
How to pronounce: ˈʃəʊldə
Noun
Definitions:
1. The upper joint of the human arm and the part of the body between this and the neck.
Example sentences: "I was carrying a bag over my shoulder"
2. A part of something resembling a shoulder in shape, position, or function.
Example sentences: "The shoulder of a pulley"
3. A paved strip alongside a road for stopping on in an emergency.
Example sentences: "My partner and I had parked on the shoulder of the highway and began to chat."
Verb
Definitions:
1. Put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry.
Example sentences: "We shouldered our crippling backpacks and set off slowly up the hill"
2. Push (someone or something) out of one's way with one's shoulder.
Example sentences: "She shouldered him brusquely aside"
Synonyms:
arm
brachium
upper arm
upperarm
shoulders
elbow
muscle
brachial
scapular
blade
humeral
shovel
scapula
ledge
berm
assume
bear
undertake
take over
accept
hard shoulder
Derivations:
shouldered
shouldering
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Shoulder in Other Languages...
Spanish: Hombro
German: Schulter
French: épaule
Italian: Spalla
Turkish: Omuz
