shoulder
/ˈʃəʊldə/
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.; The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck; The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments; A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle
- plural
- shoulders
Meanings
- 1
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.; The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck
I cried on his shoulder.
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Tom has very broad shoulders.
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- 2
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.; The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments
- 3
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.; A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle
- 4
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.; The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed
- 5
Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulderrare
- 6
A shelf between two levels.; A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergencyrare
- 7
A shelf between two levels.; The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peakrare
- 8
A shelf between two levels.; A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountainrare
- 9
A shelf between two levels.; The angle of a bastion included between the face and flankrare
- 10
A shelf between two levels.; 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 timberrare