shoulder bone

noun

shoulder blade

Similar
scapulashoulder blade
OriginMiddle English schuldre bon →
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Meanings

nounshoulder bone (plural shoulder bones)

plural shoulder bones

  1. anatomyshoulder blade

    Synonyms: scapula, shoulder blade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshoulder blade

Similar
scapulashoulder blade

More synonyms by meaning

nouneither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings

Similar
scapulashoulder blade
Broader
boneos
Also see
scapulashoulder blade

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishschuldre bon
  2. Englishshoulder bone

From Middle English schuldre bon; equivalent to shoulder + bone.

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APA

shoulder bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder%20bone

MLA

“shoulder bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoulder bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder%20bone.

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