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Synonyms for shoulder

noun

  1. Juncture of the fore leg or arm and body

    upper arm, upper leg, shoulder cut, shoulder joint; see arm 1, 2, joint 1.

  2. A projection

    collar, protrusion, road shoulder, soft shoulder; see ledge, ridge 1, 2.

cry on someone's shoulder

weep, object, shed tears; see cry 1, complain 1.

put one's shoulder to the wheel

labor, attempt, strive; see try 1, work 1.

rub shoulders with

be acquainted with, be familiar with, know, see frequently; see associate 1.

shoulder to shoulder

side by side, beside one another, together; see loyally, near 1.

straight from the shoulder*
turn<strong> or </strong>give a cold shoulder to

ignore, neglect, pass over, send to Coventry; see insult.

verb

shove, jostle, push aside.

See shoulder in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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