Noun

• S: (n) shoulder (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
• part meronym
• S: (n) armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa (the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder) "they were up to their armpits in water"
• S: (n) teres, teres muscle (either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
• S: (n) part, piece (a portion of a natural object) "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
• S: (n) thing (a separate and self-contained entity)
• 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
• derivationally related form
• 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"
• S: (n) shoulder, berm (a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road) "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"

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"