Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
shoulder . - noun anatomy The two
shoulders and the upper portion of theback . - noun Capacity for bearing a task or blame.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shoulder .
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Examples
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Across the shoulders is a drape, so that from the back view one can see a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mexico's Patron Saint.
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I think all this physical pain in my hip and up my back and on my shoulders is a physical manifestation of my current disarray, and I'm glad my body finally forced me into tuning up my diet and getting more exercise, both physical and psychic.
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I think all this physical pain in my hip and up my back and on my shoulders is a physical manifestation of my current disarray, and I'm glad my body finally forced me into tuning up my diet and getting more exercise, both physical and psychic.
In Exile 2006
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I think all this physical pain in my hip and up my back and on my shoulders is a physical manifestation of my current disarray, and I'm glad my body finally forced me into tuning up my diet and getting more exercise, both physical and psychic.
In Exile 2006
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Across the shoulders is a drape, so that from the back view one can see a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mexico's Patron Saint.
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On the shoulders is a zouave of various colours, usually black, with scarlet or yellow braid.
High Albania Mary Edith 1909
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His black T-shirt fell loosely from thin shoulders and then went taut at his plump belly.
Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Narrative Magazine 2010
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His black T-shirt fell loosely from thin shoulders and then went taut at his plump belly.
Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Narrative Magazine 2010
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Everying above her shoulders is lacking in visual interest.
Twilight Lexicon » Twilight Oscar Fashion Retrospective 2010
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Area of expertise: Sports medicine; arthroscopy; athletic injuries in shoulders, elbows and knees; pediatric fractures and trauma
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