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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)
part meronym
S:
(n)
scapula
,
shoulder blade
,
shoulder bone
(either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings)
S:
(n)
circumflex humeral artery
,
arteria circumflexa humeri
(an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles)
S:
(n)
circumflex scapular artery
,
arteria circumflexa scapulae
(an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area)
S:
(n)
rotator cuff
(a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
part holonym
derivationally related form
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)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
shoulder
[Related to:
shoulder
] (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)
W:
(n)
shoulder
[Related to:
shoulder
] (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
sentence frame
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"