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Antonyms for shoulder
ˈʃoʊl dərshoul·der

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  1. shouldernoun

    the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

    Synonyms:
    articulatio humeri, berm, shoulder joint

  2. shouldernoun

    a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg

    Synonyms:
    articulatio humeri, berm, shoulder joint

  3. shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humerinoun

    a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

    Synonyms:
    articulatio humeri, berm, shoulder joint

  4. shouldernoun

    the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder

    "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform"

    Synonyms:
    articulatio humeri, berm, shoulder joint

  5. shoulder, bermverb

    a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road

    "the car pulled off onto the shoulder"

    Synonyms:
    articulatio humeri, berm, shoulder joint

  6. shoulderverb

    lift onto one's shoulders

  7. shoulderverb

    push with the shoulders

    "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

  8. shoulderverb

    carry a burden, either real or metaphoric

    "shoulder the burden"

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shouldernoun

    Associated words:
    epaulet, shrug, espauliere, scapular, scapulary, baldric, infrascapular, omagra

  2. shoulderverb

    Synonyms:
    jostle, push, assume, bear

How to use shoulder in a sentence?

  1. Philip Hammond:

    It will be carefully designed to ensure it is established tech giants, rather than our tech start-ups, that shoulder the burden.

  2. Large Peter Davis:

    Donald Trump saying things on a hot mic or Hilary having a coughing fit and doing a shoulder shimmy. ‘ SNL ’ is reaping all the benefits.

  3. Sylvia Mackey:

    As the disease progresses and they become less mobile, they need lift chairs, things they need to help them move around. And the staff can't shoulder that physically themselves. They need equipment to help.

  4. Paul George:

    I had my labrum done on my left shoulder and the rotator cuff done on my right.

  5. Vonda Knox:

    It’s one thing you want to pay your respects, but people were coming by all the time, it’s a quiet neighborhood and people would just speed out in their cars where kids were playing ball. It was such a disruption and exhausting. I constantly had to look over my shoulder and be on high alert because you never knew who could be watching. And there was just this sadness on top of it all.

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