Definition of collarbone
: clavicle
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If drinking loosened me from the cloister of my body, then running involved inhabiting that body fully: sweat pooling in my collarbone, flattening my hair to my skull, coating my shins in layers of dust and grime.
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In October, Barr tackled the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers a split-second after the QB released a pass, driving Rodgers’s right shoulder into the turf, breaking his collarbone and ending his season.
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Take a deep breath, with your shoulders back, chest out and chin tucked so your ears are aligned above your collarbone.
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No flag was thrown, Rodgers broke his right collarbone in the Packers' 23-10 loss and the team's Super Bowl hopes faded.
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Bussard, who suffered a broken collarbone and other injuries that weren’t life-threatening, was charged with manslaughter.
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Only eight surgeries – broken bones and torn ligaments from her ankle to her collarbone and just about everywhere in between.
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Learn Your Erogenous Zones On that note, don't forget the grazing potential of the ear lobes, nose, collarbone, and the neck—just think of all those nerve endings.
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When a teen girl was sent home because her collarbone was exposed.
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First Known Use of collarbone
15th century
COLLARBONE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of collarbone for English Language Learners
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: a bone that connects the shoulder to the base of the neck
COLLARBONE Defined for Kids
Definition of collarbone for Students
: a bone of the shoulder joined to the breastbone and the shoulder blade
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See words that rhyme with collarbone Spanish Central: Translation of collarbone Nglish: Translation of collarbone for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about collarbone
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