shoulders

Noun

• the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
• a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
• a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
• the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder
• a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
• plural of shoulder
• The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
• Capacity for bearing a task or blame.

Verb

• lift onto one's shoulders
• push with the shoulders
• carry a burden, either real or metaphoric
• third-person singular simple present indicative of shoulder

Examples

• The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders.

Synonyms

articulatio humeri, berm, shoulder, shoulder joint