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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
/ skʌl /
noun
- the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates See cranium cranial
- derogatory.the head regarded as the mind or intelligence
to have a dense skull
- a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger
skull
/ skŭl /
- 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 Words From
- skull-less adjective
- skull-like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of skull1
Word History and Origins
Origin of skull1
Idioms and Phrases
- out of one's skull, Slang. crazy; demented.
Example Sentences
Anthropologists reported in 2017 that most of these are from skulls, and that some are carved with grooves and holes in a way that suggests intact skulls were once hung up for display.
From there, they stomped my face into the curb and then proceeded to kick me in the head so the back of my skull smashed into the curb.
Musk envisions an outpatient therapy where a robot can simultaneously remove a piece of the skull, sew the electrodes in, and replace the missing skull piece with the device.
“In a lot of ways,” Musk said, “It’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull, with tiny wires.”
Elon Musk gave a peek at his brain computing startup, Neuralink, on Friday by showing off a surgically implanted electrical device in the skull of a living pig that broadcast the animal’s brain activity.
Reprinted by permission of Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint.
He fell 40 feet and fractured his skull, hip, and nose, and lay there motionless.
Katniss walks through mountains of skeletons, at one point recoiling in horror as she inadvertently steps on a skull.
He subsequently told the Post that it was clear he had killed bin Laden because his skull was split open.
The calavera, or decorated skull, is an archetype of Mexican popular culture.
He aimed at the yawning hippopotamus and fired, hitting it on the skull, but at such an angle that the ball glanced off.
When he picked himself up, he saw something that knocked all ideas of picture taking out of his thick skull.
Their feet were all placed towards the east, and in the skull of one was found the iron head of a spear.
The elephant, as is well known, is easily vulnerable in one spot only,—the middle of the skull.
It was in perfect condition and looked as if the skull had only recently been removed from it.
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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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