shoulder blade
noun
plural shoulder blades
Definition of shoulder blade
: either of a pair of large, flat, triangular-shaped bones that lie above the rib cage on either side of the upper back : scapula
a fractured shoulder blade He has a wing-shaped tribal tattoo between his shoulder blades.— Cliff Mehrtens … types who didn't wash and grew hair to their shoulder blades.— Curtis W. Casewit
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The creature that stepped into the room was ghoulish, insectile: a woman of indeterminate age, malnourished, her single piece of clothing (a long T-shirt printed with cartoon characters) dangling from the wire hanger of her shoulder blades. — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, "The Loop," 19 Aug. 2019 Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Alex Bregman held out of Astros-White Sox doubleheader," 13 Aug. 2019 Good Morning How to do it: Stand with feet hip-width, barbell resting on your back hands holding it just outside of your shoulder blades. — Gabrielle Kassel, Health.com, "6 Exercises To Get A Bigger Butt," 6 Aug. 2019 Retract your shoulder blades and lift both hands off the floor. — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, "These Chest Exercises Will Totally Transform Your Upper Body in 21 Days," 9 Aug. 2019 Over-the-Shoulder Boulder This video is an update and recap of a massive shoulder surgery, featuring a veiny lipoma on top of one woman's shoulder blade. — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, "The 7 Biggest Dr. Pimple Popper Lipoma Extractions Ever," 5 July 2019 Hold for one count, squeezing your shoulder blade, then return your arm back to the starting stance. Perform 10 times on each side. — Ashley B. Greenblatt, https://www.inquirer.com, "4 exercises to prevent summer sports injuries," 4 June 2019 Do a few reps of this, keeping your arms straight and only squeezing and releasing your shoulder blades. — Amy Marturana, SELF, "8 Strength Exercises All Beginners Should Learn How to Do," 2 May 2019 Whoever is soaking appears to have an injury on her back—a red mark on her left shoulder blade. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "What the New Opening Credits for Outlander Teach Us About Season 4," 2 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shoulder blade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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