skull
Americannoun
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the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
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the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind.
to get literature's great ideas through our skulls.
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Armor. the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head.
idioms
noun
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the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates See cranium
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derogatory the head regarded as the mind or intelligence
to have a dense skull
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a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger
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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.
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See more at skeleton
Other Word Forms
- skull-less adjective
- skull-like adjective
Etymology
Origin of skull
1175–1225; Middle English scolle < Old Norse skalli
Example Sentences
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"Look at the length of the skull, the length of the neck, and the length of the hind limb -- you're in heron territory."
From Barron's
According to Leah, “Several bones were found which doctors pronounced human bones … from the ankle, two from the hands, and some from the skull …” The doctors Leah consulted were not named.
From Literature
He’s heavier than the largest T. Rex ever unearthed, so huge that his magnificent tusks and skull had to be stored separately, in a back room.
The startup’s approach includes placing electrodes near certain neurons after a protective layer around the brain and a piece of the patient’s skull are removed.
From MarketWatch
The species was identified from several skull fragments eroding out of rock at Noonkanbah cattle station, east of the remote Kimberly town of Derby.
From Science Daily
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