shoulders meaning

EN[ˈʃoʊldɚz] [ˈʃəʊldəz]
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Definition of shoulders in English Dictionary

• NounBFshoulderSUF-ers+-
  1. plural of shoulder.
  2. (anatomy) The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
  3. Capacity for bearing a task or blame.
     1. The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders. ‎
• VerbBFshoulderPRshoulderingPT, PPshouldered
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoulder.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • They stood next to each other, their shoulders touching. ‎
     • When he got to law school he knew he'd have to put his shoulder to the wheel to succeed.
     • We see his shoulders strain as he up-ends the coffin and slides it single-handed from the saw-horses.
  2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • "Wal, I sot there, eatin' away, and, the fust thing I knowed, I kind 'er felt suthin' tetch my shoulder.
     • The dancer kicked her heels as high as her shoulders.
     • Suddenly, in the crowd, I felt a touch at my shoulder.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Nouns
     • Noun forms
       • Noun plural forms
  2. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Verb singular forms
         • Third-person singular forms

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