shoulder
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shoulder/ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 the joint between the upper arm or forelimb and the main part of the body.
■ the part of a bird or insect at which the wing is attached.
- 2 a part of something resembling a shoulder, in particular a point at which a steep slope descends from a plateau or highland area.
- 3 short for hard shoulder.
- 1 put (something heavy) over one's shoulder or shoulders to carry.
- 2 take on (a burden or responsibility).
- 3 push out of one's way with one's shoulder.
– phrases
put one's shoulder to the wheel set to work vigorously.
shoulder arms hold a rifle against the right side of the body, barrel upwards.
shoulder to shoulder side by side or acting together.
put one's shoulder to the wheel set to work vigorously.
shoulder arms hold a rifle against the right side of the body, barrel upwards.
shoulder to shoulder side by side or acting together.
– derivatives
-shouldered adjective.
-shouldered adjective.
– origin OE sculdor, of W. Gmc origin.
'shoulder' also found in these Oxford entries:
accessory nerves
- acromion
- aiguillette
- arm
- armpit
- baldric
- bandolier
- blade
- bough
- bow
- bursitis
- cheekpiece
- chip
- clean
- cold
- collarbone
- coracoid
- deltoid
- drop shoulder
- dub
- epaulette
- espalier
- frozen shoulder
- glenohumeral
- gymslip
- hard shoulder
- haversack
- helicon
- himation
- hook
- humerus
- jerk
- knapsack
- lanyard
- macfarlane
- musket
- overarm
- pageboy
- pip
- plaid
- port
- porter's knot
- press
- rhomboideus
- rifle
- rotator cuff
- rucksack
- salopettes
- Sam Browne
- sash
