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skull
[skuhl]
noun
the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind.
to get literature's great ideas through our skulls.
Armor.the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head.
skull
/ ʌ /
noun
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates See cranium
derogatorythe head regarded as the mind or intelligence
to have a dense skull
a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger
skull
The part of the skeleton that forms the framework of the head, consisting of the bones of the cranium, which protect the brain, and the bones of the face.
See more at skeleton
Other 51Թ Forms
- skull-less adjective
- skull-like adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skull1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skull1
Idioms and Phrases
out of one's skull, crazy; demented.
Example Sentences
"When I was diagnosed, I had holey bones in my ribs, thighs, spine and skull," said the 68-year-old, who played for Preston North End in the 1980s.
The new species also shows early evolutionary stages of features that were key to the tyrannosaurs' tyranny, including skull anatomy that gave it a strong jaw.
A post-mortem examination showed she died from severe head injuries including a fractured skull.
A post-mortem examination carried out in Newport concluded Mr Cook's cause of death was a fractured skull and pelvis caused by blunt trauma, that was a fall.
At an earlier hearing, Coleman's barrister said his client had already served more than three years in custody and did not inflict the skull fracture which caused significant and permanent damage.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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