shoulders
/ˈʃoʊldɚz/ noun A2- The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
- Capacity for bearing a task or blame. · The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders.
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I shrugged my shoulders.
The Old Man hurriedly replied, “That, lifting up the load, you may place it again upon my shoulders.”
Growing from her shoulders were wings, gorgeous in color and so light that they fluttered if the slightest breath of air reached them.
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.
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