shoulder
/ˈʃoʊldɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Shoulder means: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula.
Synonyms for shoulder4
noun, as in a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
noun, as in a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
What does shoulder mean?8
noun
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road“the car pulled off onto the shoulder”
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder“an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform”
verb
lift onto one's shoulders
push with the shoulders“He shouldered his way into the crowd”
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric“shoulder the burden”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with shoulder?6
Shoulder in a sentence
- Their movement is very different from other primates, in particular in the shoulder joint.sharris123
- I fell off my bike, so my shoulder hurts.carlosalberto
- David ignored his dad and tried to go around, but he grabbed his shoulder.Amastan
- Tenderly, he placed his hand on her shoulder.Tom9358
- They stood idle, instead of putting their shoulder to the wheel.unknown
- Gently, he put his hand on her shoulder.Tom9358
- The scapula, or shoulder blade, connects the upper arm bone to the collarbone.rul
- Patting me on the shoulder, he thanked me for helping him.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of shoulder
as a noun
- plural
- shoulders
as a verb
- past tense
- shouldered
- present participle
- shouldering
- third-person singular
- shoulders
- past participle
- shouldered