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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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. 2018 Overall, Ariel's dress was classic with spaghetti straps and a mid-length hemline, but on the back, the zipper was visible running all the way from her shoulder blades to the bottom of the dress. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Ariel Winter Wears a White Dress to the Girl Hero Awards in Los Angeles," 15 Oct. 2018 But one of the most important details of her wedding dress was the back, which was cut into a deep v-shape in order to highlight the spinal surgery scar that spans from her neck to her shoulder blades. — Jillian Ruffo, Glamour, "Women Inspired by Princess Eugenie Are Sharing Stories of Their Surgery Scars," 12 Oct. 2018 The bride's custom Peter Piloto dress featured a low portrait neckline, which dipped low in the back, showing a scar that stretches from the top of her neck to her shoulder blades. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Princess Eugenie's Wedding Dress Shows Her Scars from Scoliosis Surgery," 12 Oct. 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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