Shoulder-blade

  • 51blade — bladeless, adj. /blayd/, n. 1. the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc. 2. a sword, rapier, or the like. 3. a similar part, as of a mechanism, used for clearing, wiping, scraping, etc.: the blade of a windshield wiper; the blade of a… …

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  • 52blade — [[t]ble͟ɪd[/t]] blades 1) N COUNT The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting. Many of them will have sharp blades. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The blades of a propeller are the long, flat parts that turn round. 3) N COUNT The …

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  • 53Blade bone — Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or wing bone, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder …

    Medical dictionary

  • 54blade — noun (C) 1 the flat cutting part of a tool or weapon: Keep the blade of your penknife sharp. | a packet of razor blades 2 the flat wide part of an object that pushes against air or water: the blade of an oar | a ceiling fan with polished blades 3 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55blade */*/ — UK [bleɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms blade : singular blade plural blades 1) a) the thin sharp part of a knife, tool, or weapon that cuts things b) the metal bar on the bottom of an ice skate that allows you to move on ice 2) a long thin… …

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  • 56Blade —    Applied to the glittering point of a spear (Job 39:23) or sword (Nah. 3:3), the blade of a dagger (Judg. 3:22); the shoulder blade (Job 31:22); the blade of cereals (Matt. 13:26) …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 57blade — [[t]bleɪd[/t]] n. 1) her the flat cutting part of an implement, as a knife 2) her sword 3) cvb a similar part, as of a mechanism, used for clearing, wiping, scraping, etc 4) aer. the arm of a propeller or other similar rotary mechanism, as an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58shoulder — [OE] Shoulder is a general West Germanic word, with relatives in German schulter and Dutch schouder (it was also borrowed into Swedish and Danish as skuldra and skulder respectively). It goes back to a prehistoric *skuldr , but where this came… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 59shoulder — [OE] Shoulder is a general West Germanic word, with relatives in German schulter and Dutch schouder (it was also borrowed into Swedish and Danish as skuldra and skulder respectively). It goes back to a prehistoric *skuldr , but where this came… …

    Word origins

  • 60blade — [bleɪd] noun [C] 1) the thin sharp part of a knife, tool, or weapon 2) a long thin leaf of grass 3) a flat wide part of a machine or piece of equipment • See: shoulder blade …

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