shoulder

Nouns

  • (n) the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
  • (n) a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
  • (n) a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula articulatio humeri, shoulder joint,
  • (n) the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
    • an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform
  • (n) a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
    • the car pulled off onto the shoulder
    berm,

Verbs

  • (v) lift onto one's shoulders
  • (v) push with the shoulders
    • He shouldered his way into the crowd
  • (v) carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
    • shoulder the burden

Synonyms

articulatio humeri shoulder joint berm

Words of close approximity

shoulder bag shoulder blade shoulder board shoulder bone shouldered shouldered arch shoulder flash shoulder girdle shoulder holster shoulder in shoulder joint shoulder mark shoulder pad shoulder patch shoulder strap shoulder-to-shoulder shoulder vise