The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket. • The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck. • The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments. • A cut of meat comprising the upper joint of the foreleg and the surrounding muscle. • The portion of a garment where the shoulder is clothed. • Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder. • A shelf between two levels. • A usually unsealed strip of land bordering a road, where vehicles can drive or park in an emergency. • The portion of a hill or mountain just below the peak. • A lateral protrusion of a hill or mountain. • The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. • An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., such as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber. • The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face. • The portion between the neck and the body. • The rounded portion of a stringed instrument where the neck joins the body. • The rounded portion of a bottle where the neck meets the body. • The angled section between the neck and the main body of a cartridge. • That which supports or sustains; support. • The part of a key between the cuts and the bow. • The part of a wave that has not yet broken. • A season or a time of day when there is relatively little air traffic.