Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shoulder

5 senses of shoulder

Sense 1
shoulder -- (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Sense 2
shoulder -- (a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg)
       => cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

Sense 3
shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri -- (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)
       => ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea -- (a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone)

Sense 4
shoulder -- (the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform")
       => cloth covering -- (a covering made of cloth)

Sense 5
shoulder, berm -- (a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder")
       => edge -- (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shoulder

3 senses of shoulder

Sense 1
shoulder -- (lift onto one's shoulders)
       => raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load")

Sense 2
shoulder -- (push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd")
       => thrust -- (push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward")

Sense 3
shoulder -- (carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden")
       => transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")