shoulder- root words — words with the shoulder- root

The root shoulder- comes from Old English sculdor, meaning shoulder. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including shouldered, shouldering. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the shoulder- root

Explore words with shoulder- — words containing the shoulder- root and sharing its sense of "shoulder". Examples include shouldered, shouldering. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does shoulder- mean?

The shoulder- root means shoulder, from Old English sculdor. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.