Definitions for shoulders
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1. shouldersnoun

   (anatomy) The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.

2. shouldersnoun

   Capacity for bearing a task or blame.

   "The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders."

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1. Shoulders

   Shoulders was a highly popular alternative rock band in Austin, Texas in the 1990s; occasionally they still give performances. Shoulders toured nationally and throughout Europe, and they were especially well known in France and other European countries. Their material, written almost entirely by lead singer Michael Slattery and guitarist Todd Kassens, has been called "drunken carnival music," but it was wide ranging, from hard rock to gentle ballads, from sea shanties to French cabaret music to Irish drinking songs. Slattery, an electrifying performer, is probably one of the greatest American rock poets; his songs tell stories, and they read wonderfully even without the music. They are simultaneously very dark and wildly joyous. He is also an accomplished writer of fiction, poetry, and drama. Shoulders' lineup included Slattery, who sang and played everything from a huge parade drum which he also used as a trampoline to the "harmonica, out-of-tune cornet, hideous trombone, bent tin whistle," and "free-hanging river pipe"; Kassens on the guitars; Alan Gene Williams on the drums; and Chris Black on bass, piano, and organ. They were frequently accompanied by the well-known Austin cellist John Hagen, who plays in Lyle Lovett's large band. Shoulders' first album, Trashman Shoes, rose to the top of the rock charts in France. Their second was The Fun Never Stops, which did well in Europe but never attained the success of "Trashman Shoes".

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1. shoulders

   A body element connected to a limb.

   The shoulders are connected to the arms.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shoulders' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2389

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shoulders' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4290

How to pronounce shoulders?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoulders in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoulders in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of shoulders in a Sentence

1. Lucy Flores:

   Very unexpectedly and out of nowhere, I feel Joe Biden put Joe Biden hands on my shoulders, get up very close to me from behind, lean in, smell my hair and then plant a slow kiss on the top of my head.

2. Anthony Brown:

   It took a weight off my shoulders, i feel very well-loved here. I appreciate it.

3. Hugo Alcalde:

   To let everyone know that you're gay isn't easy, but if you have the support of friends, family, and the people that you know, there's no problem, it's a weight off your shoulders.

4. Kylie Crowe Shuler:

   That's a big thing to hold on the shoulders of kids, that they're carrying the language, and I don't want to beat that on them. I want them to enjoy it. And I think that they do.

5. Mickey Mehta:

   A true guru is one who let's his student stand on his shoulders and look beyond, so share all knowledge and wisdom without hiding anything up your sleeve and MickeyMize everyone's life. Share this for as many for a carefree and an evolved society.

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