Noun

• S: (n) shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
• S: (n) shoulder (a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg)
• S: (n) shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)
• S: (n) shoulder (the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder) "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)
• S: (n) covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• part holonym
• S: (n) garment (an article of clothing) "garments of the finest silk"
• S: (n) shoulder, berm (a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road) "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) edge (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something) "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
• part holonym

Verb

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