shoulder
/ˈʃoʊldɚ/ noun A1- The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck. · The parrot was sitting on Steve's shoulder.
- The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
- A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle.
- The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed.
- Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.
- A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergency. · He stopped the car on the shoulder of the highway to change the flat tire.
- The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak.
- A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain.
Plural shoulders
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She knelt there, lost to everything but the loveliness around her, until she was startled by a hand on her shoulder.
The hats of the men were blue; the little woman’s hat was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders.
By and by an old crow flew near me, and after looking at me carefully he perched upon my shoulder and said:
Growing from her shoulders were wings, gorgeous in color and so light that they fluttered if the slightest breath of air reached them.
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