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noun / verb

shoulder

SHOHL-der/ˈʃəʊldər/

The body part joining the upper arm to the torso.

The man points to his bare shoulder with his opposite index finger.

A waist-up three-quarter view of a man gently indicating his exposed shoulder with the opposite index finger, making the junction of upper arm and torso immediately clear.
Etymology
shoulderOld Englishhuman shoulder

Old English sculdor already named the region where the arm joins the body. Its deeper origin is unknown, though a connection with the source of shield has been suggested.

In context

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i'm going to put the arm into kind of the position it will be in and that's going to help me to line up the shoulder joint
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More examples

  • She rests her head on my shoulder.
  • He rolls his shoulders to loosen the tight muscles.
  • I shoulder my backpack and head toward the trail.

Forms

shoulder · shoulders · shouldered · shouldering

Similar words

shoulder joint
Names the joint itself, not the surrounding muscles and flesh.