Shoulders

//ˈʃoʊldɚz//

Synonyms for "shoulders" (387 found)

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Strong matches (116)

buttressing cahot candidly cane cap capital carrier carry case cervix chateaubriand chine chuck chuck roast clinch clod closure clump cold cuts cold-shoulder

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Noun(1 words)

hook

Related words (193)

knee knob knot knuckle knuckle down knur knurl ledge lend support letter ligature link lip logotype loin loop lower case lump mainstay maintain

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maintainer majuscule make an effort make every effort mantel mantelshelf margin mast minuscule miter mix with mole mortise mountain neck nevus nick nub nubbin nubble nudge openly ostracize outright papilloma peg pi pica pier pier buttress pile drive pillow pitch in pivot pivot joint plainly plate plate piece point poke pot roast predella press print prod prop punch push rabbet rack ram ram down rampart rattle rebuff reinforce reinforcement reinforcer reject rest resting place retable retaining wall rib rib roast ribs ridge rigging ring roast rolled roast roman round rump rump roast run run against saddle sans serif scarf script seam seawall set to work shake shank shelf shore shore up short ribs shoulder clod shoulder to shoulder shove shroud shun side sirloin small cap small capital snub spine sprit staff stamp standing rigging stave stay stem stick stiffener stitch straightforwardly strengthener stress strive stud style subsidize subvention superaltar support supporter sustain sustainer suture symphysis tab take on tamp tenderloin thrust thrust aside tie rod toggle toggle joint tote tubercle tubercule type type body type class type lice typecase typeface typefounders typefoundry unambiguously unashamedly underbrace undergird underlie underpin underset unequivocally union united upbear uphold upholder upkeep upper case verge verruca vesicle wale walking stick wart weld welt work hard wrist

Noun(2 words)

shoulder joint tree lawn

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3 relation types

derived

1 entries

broad shoulders

form of

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shoulder

related to

3 entries

anatomy back shoulder

Translations

13 translations across 1 languages.

Polish

4 entries

but see brać na barki noun (capacity for bearing a task or blame)
dźwigać na barkach noun (capacity for bearing a task or blame)
składać na barki noun (capacity for bearing a task or blame)
spadać na barki noun (capacity for bearing a task or blame)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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You've got a good head on your shoulders.

Source: tatoeba (20402)

He bore the future of the company on his shoulders.

Source: tatoeba (22409)

Give me a ride on your shoulders, Daddy.

Source: tatoeba (35119)

Tom is head and shoulders above others.

Source: tatoeba (37070)

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