skull
IPA: skˈʌɫ
noun
- (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
- These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
- (figuratively) The mind or brain.
- A crust formed on the ladle, etc. by the partial cooling of molten metal.
- The crown of the headpiece in armour.
- (Scotland) A shallow bow-handled basket.
- Obsolete form of school (“a multitude”). [(Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.]
verb
- To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
- (transitive, golf) To strike the top of (the ball).
- To drink everything that remains in a glass by upending it.
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Examples of "skull" in Sentences
- The skull is a protector of the brain.
- The human brain is protected by the skull.
- Most of the skull consisted of bone struts.
- The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain.
- The parietal bones form the top and sides of the skull.
- The bones at the back of the skull were reduced or absent.
- He was also a member of the secretive Skull and Bones Society.
- Craniometry is the technique of measuring the bones of the skull.
- The hypoglossal canal is a bony canal in the occipital bone of the skull.
- It forms the jaw joint by articulating with the quadrate bone of the skull.