shoulder vs style

shoulder

noun
  • Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder. 

  • The part of a wave that has not yet broken. 

  • An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber. 

  • The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face. 

  • A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergency. 

  • A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle. 

  • The part of a key between the cuts and the bow. 

  • A season or a time of day when there is relatively little air traffic. 

  • The rounded portion of a stringed instrument where the neck joins the body. 

  • The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. 

  • The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments. 

  • The angled section between the neck and the main body of a cartridge. 

  • The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak. 

  • The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck. 

  • That which supports or sustains; support. 

  • A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain. 

  • The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed. 

  • The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body. 

verb
  • To move by or as if by using one's shoulders. 

  • To bear a burden, as a financial obligation. 

  • To put (something) on one's shoulders. 

  • To place (something) against one's shoulders. 

  • To round and slightly raise the top edges of slate shingles so that they form a tighter fit at the lower edge and can be swung aside to expose the nail. 

  • To accept responsibility for. 

  • To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder. 

  • To slope downwards from the crest and whitewater portion of a wave. 

  • To form a shape resembling a shoulder. 

style

noun
  • A small, thin, pointed body part. 

  • The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. 

  • A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. 

  • A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title. 

  • A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus. 

  • The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. 

  • A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace. 

  • A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable. 

  • A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics. 

  • A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. 

  • A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration. 

  • A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region. 

  • A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. 

  • A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces. 

verb
  • To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy. 

  • To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style. 

  • To call or give a name or title to. 

  • To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style) 

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