present participle of shoulder

The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder. / (architecture) The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket.

plural of shouldering

(not comparable) Filled as far as the shoulder (of a container) / Having large, muscular shoulders.

As much as can be carried on one's shoulder. / As much as can be worn on the shoulder. / An amount that reaches as high as the shoulder. / As much as a metaphoric shoulder can handle.

plural of shoulderful

Able to be shouldered, or taken on as a burden.

(uncountable) The medical disorder adhesive capsulitis. / (countable) A person's shoulder affected by this disorder.

plural of shoulder joint

A devil representing a person's temptations in works of fiction, portrayed as sitting on one shoulder while a shoulder angel occupies the other.