shoulder
noun
1. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
Definition categories: body
2. a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
Definition categories: food, cut
3. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
Definition categories: body, enarthrosis
4. the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
- an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform
Definition categories: man–made
5. a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- the car pulled off onto the shoulder
Similar word(s): berm
Definition categories: man–made, edge
Sentences with shoulder as a noun:
- The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
- He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
verb
1. lift onto one's shoulders
Definition categories: contact, elevate, lift, raise
2. push with the shoulders
- He shouldered his way into the crowd
Definition categories: contact, thrust
3. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
- shoulder the burden
Definition categories: contact, carry, transport
Sentences with shoulder as a verb:
- shoulder the blame