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- Dictionaryskull/skʌl/
noun
- 1. a bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head: "he broke his collar bone and fractured his skull"
verb
- 1. hit (someone) on the head: informal "my waking came in drugged stages—I had been skulled"
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Learn the meaning of skull as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. See also related phrases and entries for skull in the dictionary.
Learn the meaning of skull, the bones of the head that surround the brain, with examples of usage and idioms. Find out how to pronounce skull and see translations in different languages.
A skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain and sensory structures in vertebrates. Learn about the anatomy, development, and evolution of the human skull and other skulls in different animals.
Skull, skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain and some sense organs. The skull includes the upper jaw and the cranium. Learn more about the anatomy and function of the skull in humans and other vertebrates.
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Learn the meaning of skull as the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates, and see how it is used in sentences and idioms. Find out the origin and etymology of skull from Old Norse and Middle English.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word skull, the bone structure that forms the head and protects the brain. See examples, synonyms and related topics in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
The bones of a person's or animal's head make up the skull. All vertebrates have a skull. Pirate flags often feature a human skull and crossbones (because a parrot skull wouldn’t be nearly so scary). The wide-eyed head of a skeleton is its skull.
