Bill tapped me on the shoulder.
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Shoulder
/ˈʃəʊldə/
Synonyms for "shoulder" (413 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (83)
abutmentacceptadvocateafford supportalpenstockanklearc-boutantarmarm in armarticulationas oneascenderassaultassociate withassumeathletic supporteravoidbackback upbackbone
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backingbandeaubankbastard typebeambeam-endbearbear upbear uponbeardbearerbellybevelbilgeblack letterblade roastblainblebblisterblobbluntlybodybolsterbolster upboostbossboundarybowbrabracebracerbracketbrassierebreakwaterbreastbrisketbubblebuckbuckle downbulbbulgebullbullabulldozebulwarkbumpbump againstbunchbuntbuoy upburl
Strong matches (124)
buttbutt againstbuttonbuttressbuttress pierbuttressingcahotcandidlycanecapcapitalcarriercarrycasecervixchateaubriandchinechuckchuck roastclinch
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clodclosureclumpcold cutscold-shouldercondyleconnecting linkconnecting rodconnectionconsort withconvexcooperativelycorbelcorsetcountercouplingcradlecramcrookcrowdcrutchcushioncut deaddescenderdigdirectlydovetaildoweldriveearedgeelbowemembankmentembraceenexcludefacefat-faced typefeetfilet mignonflangeflankflapflying buttressfontforcefoundation garmentfranklyfraternize withfulcrumgallgirdlegive supportgliding jointgnarlgoadgradingradinogroingrooveguyguywirehand in handhandlehanging buttresshillhingehinged jointhiphobhobnob withholdhold uphonestlyhumphunchhurtlehustlein partnershipinterfaceitalicjabjamjettyjockjockstrapjogjogglejoinjoiningjointjointlyjoltjostlejuncturejuttykeep afloatkeep company withkeep up
Verb(1 words)
Related words (206)
kneeknobknotknuckleknuckle downknurknurlledgelend supportletterligaturelinkliplogotypeloinlooplower caselumpmainstaymaintain
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maintainermajusculemake an effortmake every effortmantelmantelshelfmarginmastminusculemitermix withmolemortisemountainnecknevusnicknubnubbinnubblenudgeopenlyostracizeoutrightpapillomapegpipicapierpier buttresspile drivepillowpitch inpivotpivot jointplainlyplateplate piecepointpokepot roastpredellapressprintprodproppunchpushrabbetrackramram downrampartrattlerebuffreinforcereinforcementreinforcerrejectrestresting placeretableretaining wallribrib roastribsridgeriggingringroastrolled roastromanroundrumprump roastrunrun againstsaddlesans serifscarfscriptseamseawallset to workshakeshankshelfshoreshore upshort ribsshoulder clodshoulder to shouldershoveshroudshunsidesirloinsmall capsmall capitalsnubspinespritstaffstampstanding riggingstavestaystemstickstiffenerstitchstraightforwardlystrengthenerstressstrivestudstylesubsidizesubventionsuperaltarsupportsupportersustainsustainersuturesymphysistabtake ontamptenderlointhrustthrust asidetie rodtoggletoggle jointtotetubercletuberculetypetype bodytype classtype licetypecasetypefacetypefounderstypefoundryunambiguouslyunashamedlyunderbraceundergirdunderlieunderpinundersetunequivocallyunionunitedupbearupholdupholderupkeepupper casevergeverrucavesiclewalewalking stickwartweldweltwork hardwrist
Verb(1 words)
Noun(14 words)
onuspickabackingpickabackspressresponsibilityroad vergeroadsideroadsidesshoulder cutshoulder roastshoulder steakshovesupportundertake
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
More specific
15 entriesaccept blamebear dutiesbeef shoulderemotional burdenfinancial burdenglenohumeral jointhard shoulderlamb shoulderpaved shoulderpork shouldershoulder a backpackshoulder a suitcaseshoulder past a barriershoulder through a crowdsoft shoulder
Collocations
12 entriesInflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 2 languages.
French
1 entries- epaule noun (rounded portion of a bottle)
Venetan
1 entries- spała noun (rounded portion of a bottle)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
The rich friend gave him the cold shoulder.
Source: tatoeba (48630)
I have a pain in the shoulder.
Source: tatoeba (239264)
I felt a severe pain in the shoulder.
Source: tatoeba (239266)
Showing 4 of 37 available sentences.