shoulder

English Thesaurus

1. a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	edge,
definition	:	the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	hard shoulder,
definition	:	a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies) (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	road, route,
definition	:	an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (noun.artifact)

2. the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cloth covering,
definition	:	a covering made of cloth (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	garment,
definition	:	an article of clothing (noun.artifact)

3. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

part holonym	:	armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa,
definition	:	the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder (noun.body)

part holonym	:	teres, teres muscle,
definition	:	either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, torso, trunk,
definition	:	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)

4. a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula (noun.body)

hypernym	:	articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint,
definition	:	a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone (noun.body)

part holonym	:	scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone,
definition	:	either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery,
definition	:	an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles (noun.body)

part holonym	:	arteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery,
definition	:	an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area (noun.body)

part holonym	:	rotator cuff,
definition	:	a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, torso, trunk,
definition	:	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)

5. a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg (noun.food)

hypernym	:	cut, cut of meat,
definition	:	a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass (noun.food)

part meronym	:	chuck,
definition	:	the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade (noun.food)

6. push with the shoulders (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	thrust,
definition	:	push forcefully (verb.motion)

7. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	carry, transport,
definition	:	move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact)

8. lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise,
definition	:	raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)

9. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body)

derivation	:	shoulder,
definition	:	push with the shoulders (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shoulder,
definition	:	carry a burden, either real or metaphoric (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shoulder, shoulder,
definition	:	lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact)

10. push with the shoulders (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shoulder, shoulder, shoulder,
definition	:	the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body)

11. lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact)

derivation	:	articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint,
definition	:	a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula (noun.body)

12. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body)

derivation	:	shoulder,
definition	:	push with the shoulders (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shoulder,
definition	:	carry a burden, either real or metaphoric (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shoulder, shoulder,
definition	:	lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact)

13. push with the shoulders (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shoulder, shoulder, shoulder,
definition	:	the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm (noun.body)

14. lift onto one's shoulders (verb.contact)

derivation	:	articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint,
definition	:	a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula (noun.body)