- shoulder blade
- noun Date: 14th century scapula
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shoulder blade
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Shoulder blade — Shoulder Shoul der, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS. sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter, OHG. scultarra, Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.] 1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoulder blade — n one of the two flat bones on each side of your back … Dictionary of contemporary English
shoulder blade — shoulder ,blade noun count one of the two flat bones at the top of your back, near your shoulders … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shoulder blade — ► NOUN ▪ either of the large, flat, triangular bones which lie against the ribs in the upper back; the scapula … English terms dictionary
shoulder blade — n. SCAPULA … English World dictionary
shoulder blade — noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑scapula, ↑shoulder bone • Derivationally related forms: ↑scapular (for: ↑scapula) … Useful english dictionary
Shoulder blade — The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or, medically, as the scapula. The word scapula (with the accent on the first syllable) is Latin. The Romans always employed the plural scapulae , the … Medical dictionary
shoulder blade — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shoulder blade : singular shoulder blade plural shoulder blades one of the two flat bones at the top of your back, near your shoulders … English dictionary
shoulder blade — Hoehoe, iwi hoehoe. ♦ Fat or muscle on the shoulder blade, kāhā po ohiwi … English-Hawaiian dictionary
shoulder blade — shoulder blades N COUNT Your shoulder blades are the two large, flat, triangular bones that you have in the upper part of your back, below your shoulders … English dictionary
shoulder-blade — n. Shoulder bone, blade bone, omoplate, scapula … New dictionary of synonyms
