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shoulders

  • noun
  • shoul·ders
  • /ˈʃoʊldɚz/

The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.

Other meanings

  1. Capacity for bearing a task or blame.

    “The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders.”

Related words

  • broad shoulders

Where this comes from

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