shoulder

Meanings

Plural: shoulders

Noun

• the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
• a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
• a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
• the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
  • "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
• a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
  • "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
• 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.
• 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.
• The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
• A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
• The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.
• The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.
• 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.
• A shelf between two levels.
• The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak.
• A shelf between two levels.
• A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain.
• A shelf between two levels.
• The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank.
• 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 timber.
• The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
• 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.
• 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.
• The part of a wave that has not yet broken.
• A season or a time of day when there is relatively little air traffic.

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"
• To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
• To bully, manipulate or pull rank on (somebody).
• 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).

Synonyms

articulatio humeri, berm, hook, shoulder joint