noun
Meaning 1
plural of shoulder
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shoulders
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈʃoʊldɚz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊldəz/
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CMU ARPABET: SH OW1 L D ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Capacity for bearing a task or blame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of shoulder
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: but see brać na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: wziąć na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: dźwigać na barkach — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: składać na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: złożyć na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: spadać na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: spaść na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: spoczywać na barkach — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: spocząć na barkach — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: zdejmować z barków — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: zdjąć z barków — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: zrzucać na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
- Polish: zrzucić na barki — capacity for bearing a task or blame
Real reading context