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shoulder > 7 senses
NOUN1shoulderThe part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
2shoulderA cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal
3shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeriA ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
4shoulder, bermNarrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
VERB1shoulderLift onto one's shoulders
2shoulderPush with the shoulders
3shoulderCarry a burden, either real or metaphoric
shoulder > pronunciation
Soundsshow'lder
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shoulder > noun 1, body
MeaningThe part of the body between the neck and the upper arm.
Part oftorso, trunk, body
Partsarmpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa; teres, teres muscle
Broaderbody part
Adjectivesshouldered
Verbsshoulder; shoulder; shoulder
shoulder > noun 2, food
MeaningA cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal.
Part ofchuck
Broadercut of beef
shoulder > noun 3, body
MeaningA ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula.
Synonymsshoulder joint, articulatio humeri
Part oftorso, trunk, body
Partsscapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone; circumflex humeral artery, arteria circumflexa humeri; circumflex scapular artery, arteria circumflexa scapulae; rotator cuff
Broaderball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
Verbsshoulder
shoulder > noun 4, artifact
MeaningNarrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road.
Synonymsberm
Part ofroad, route
Narrowerhard shoulder
Broaderedge, margin
shoulder > verb 1, contact
MeaningLift onto one's shoulders.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Broaderraise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
Nounsshoulder; shoulder
shoulder > verb 2, contact
MeaningPush with the shoulders.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"He shouldered his way into the crowd"
Broaderthrust
Nounsshoulder
shoulder > verb 3, contact
MeaningCarry a burden, either real or metaphoric.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"shoulder the burden"
Broadertransport, carry
Nounsshoulder

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