# shoulders

Pronunciation: US say "SHOHL-durz" /ˈʃoʊldɚz/; UK say "SHOHL-duhz" /ˈʃəʊldəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of shoulder. — plural of shoulder
   - Simple: Plural of shoulder. Use this form when talking about both of them or more than one.
   - _He shrugged his shoulders and walked away without a word._
   - _The soldiers slung their packs over their shoulders before the march._
2. The upper region of the back together with the two joints where the arms connect to the body.
   - Simple: The top part of the back, plus the two places where your arms meet your body.
   - _He rubbed sunscreen across his shoulders before the long swim._
   - _Years of poor posture had left a deep ache across her shoulders._
4. The capacity to bear a task, burden, or blame.
   - Simple: The strength to take on a hard job or to accept blame for something.
   - _The success of the entire project now rests on her shoulders._
   - _He took the failure squarely on his own shoulders and apologized to the staff._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of shoulder. — third-person singular simple present indicative of shoulder
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of shoulder. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The eldest daughter shoulders most of the family's responsibilities._
   - _Each steel beam shoulders part of the building's enormous weight._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shoulders (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).