Word Finder - shoulder

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The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.

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Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.

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(topography) A shelf between two levels.

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The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.

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(of an object) The portion between the neck and the body.

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That which supports or sustains; support.

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The part of a key between the cuts and the bow.

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To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.

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To put (something) on one's shoulders.

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To place (something) against one's shoulders.

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To bear a burden, as a financial obligation.

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To accept responsibility for.

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shoulder the blame

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To form a shape resembling a shoulder.

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To move by or as if by using one's shoulders.

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To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail.

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To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave.

He patted her shoulder again.

She threw the rifle to her shoulder and took aim.

He carried the child over his shoulder like a Santa sack.

He pushed her hair over one shoulder, and his hands dropped.

He smiled and patted her on the shoulder again.

He slapped Pumpkin on the shoulder and winked.

In her haste to be close to him, she'd planted a shoulder in his injured chest.

Lisa giggled and he glanced over his shoulder at her.

She patted the bay's shoulder and stepped away from it.

I can see where the local law enforcement people wouldn't be thrilled with these folks looking over their shoulder and pushing them.

On seeing Rostov, Denisov screwed up his face and pointing over his shoulder with his thumb to the room where Telyanin was sitting, he frowned and gave a shudder of disgust.

You've got four or five days before you have to look over your shoulder again.

I peered over her shoulder and saw my wife.

Howie thanked her while I practically jumped over the counter to read over the distressed clerk's shoulder as his fingers plodded over the computer keys.

She gave his teenage temper the benefit of the doubt and patted him on the shoulder as she left the car.

Her head was tipped to the side, resting on her tiny shoulder.

Tammy wrapped an arm around Lisa's neck and laid a soft curly head on her shoulder.

He cuffed her shoulder playfully.

Pete clamped a claw-like hand on her shoulder.

She plopped down next to me and buried her head in my shoulder.

Deidre looked over her shoulder at the reflection in the mirror displaying the two markings on her back.

He lifted Destiny so her head lay on his shoulder.

As she brushed by him on her way to her room to dress, she asked over her shoulder.

Instantly the hand dropped and he turned back down the trail, speaking over his shoulder.

She shrugged one shoulder.

When she nodded he patted her on the shoulder.

Jule snapped off the end of the arrow in his shoulder, not about to bleed to death before he'd killed the immortal.

A hand clamped on his shoulder.

She glanced back over her shoulder to see Darkyn standing where she left him, hands clasped behind his back, watching her with the cold smile that told her there was more going on than she suspected.

She leaned over his shoulder.

She glanced back over her shoulder at the log house on the hill.

Dellape's late shoulder set up the wing for what appeared to be a swinging arm from behind by the tight-head prop.

In 82% there was no true shoulder dislocation.

A person can receive a greater radiation dose on a plane flight to Spain then from an x-ray of the wrist or shoulder.

The only restriction is to not hold the dowels above shoulder height.

Your excellency! he kept repeating pertinaciously while he shook Pierre by the shoulder without looking at him, having apparently lost hope of getting him to wake up.

Then the count embraced Mavra Kuzminichna and Vasilich, who were to remain in Moscow, and while they caught at his hand and kissed his shoulder he patted their backs lightly with some vaguely affectionate and comforting words.

Traditional surf-and-turf favorites like braised pork shoulder and crab cakes are available as well.

They circled the room twice before a hand reached up and tapped Alex on the shoulder.

Felipa shrugged one shoulder.

She leaned her head on his shoulder.

She shrugged a lovely shoulder.

She tried to smile cheerfully as she looked at him over one shoulder.

His hand pressed down on her shoulder.

His expression was openly compassionate as he reached out, drawing her into his arms and guiding her head to his shoulder.

He patted her shoulder.

I repeated Garcia's conversation over my shoulder.

I hung my arm over his shoulder.

The second man's hand clamped on the first man's shoulder.

His reminded her of a cobra about to strike, though he'd pulled the gun up to his shoulder.