Shoulder

/ˈʃəʊldə/ · noun

Meaning

The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket..

Definitions by Sense

1. The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
2. Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.
3. (topography) A shelf between two levels.
4. (printing) The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
5. (of an object) The portion between the neck and the body.
6. (figurative) That which supports or sustains; support.
7. The part of a key between the cuts and the bow.
8. (surfing) The part of a wave that has not yet broken.

Example Sentences

passage[…]in thy ſhoulder do I builde my Seate;

You see you're going to make it into the safety of the shoulder. It feels like the happiest day of your life.

For a round-trip journey starting from the UK during the shoulder period (1 April-30 June) […]

the determination of noise-induced disturbances during the shoulder hours and their consequences for the consecutive sleep period

[…]As they the earth would ſhoulder from her ſeat,[…]

Around her numberless the rabble flowed, / Shouldering each other, crowding for a view.

He shouldered me out of my own band.

Early in the morning they shouldered light packs, took their rifles, crossed the big draw, and entered the timber where was the deadfall.

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Word Forms

• shoulders
• shouder
• shouldering
• shouldered

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