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Shoulder

The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint.

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Carry 76% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Edge 76% connected

The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…

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Elevate 76% connected

Elevated; raised aloft.

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Enarthrosis 76% connected

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Thrust 76% connected

Thrist.

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Transport 76% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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Armpit 70% connected

The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.

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Axilla 70% connected

The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

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Scapula 70% connected

The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.

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Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Chuck 70% connected

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

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Garment 70% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Road 70% connected

A journey, or stage of a journey.

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Route 70% connected

The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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Torso 70% connected

The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

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Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

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Berm 92% connected

Alt. of Berme

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