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Shoulders vs Arms - What's the difference?

shoulders | arms |

As nouns the difference between shoulders and arms

is that shoulders is plural of lang=en while arms is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between shoulders and arms

is that shoulders is third-person singular of shoulder while arms is third-person singular of arm.

shoulders

English

Noun

(head)
  • (anatomy) The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
  • Capacity for bearing a task or blame.
    • "The responsibility for the job was placed on his shoulders."

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shoulder)

    • arms

    English

    Etymology 1

    See arm.

    Noun

    (head)
    • We laid down on the snowbank and moved our arms up and down to make snow angels.

    Etymology 2

    13th Century, from (etyl) armes, (etyl) arma .

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (pluralonly) Weapons.
  • * 1883 ,
    • The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms .
  • (heraldry) Synonym for coat of arms.
    • The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
  • English plurals
    • Usage notes
    * Capitalized, the word is often used in the names of pubs, taverns and the like.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (arm)
    • If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!

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