skull

skull  (skl) n. 1. The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of vertebrates, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium. 2. Informal The head, regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence: Use your skull and solve the problem. 3. A death's-head. [Middle English skulle, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

skull lateral view of an adult human skull

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skull

Noun

1. the bony framework of the head

2. Informal the head or mind: that would have penetrated even your thick skull [probably from Old Norse]

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skull  (skl)

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.

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Skull a school or shoal of fish.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates craniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek os sphenoidale, sphenoid, sphenoid bone - butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull cranial orbit, eye socket, orbital cavity, orbit - the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball endocranium - membrane lining the inside of the skull head, caput - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs vomer - thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

Translations

skull [skʌl] n → calavera;

(ANAT) → cráneo

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skull [skʌl] n → crâne m

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skull [skʌl] n → Schädel m

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skull [skʌl] n → cranio, teschio

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skull

n skull [skal]

the bony case that encloses the brain He's fractured his skull. skedel جُمْجُمَه череп lebka hovedskal der Schädel κρανίο calavera kolju جمجمه kallo crâne גוּלגוֹלֶת खोपड़ी, कपाल lubanja koponya tengkorak hauskúpa cranio 頭がい骨 두개골 kaukolė galvaskauss tengkorak schedel (hode)skalle czaszka crânio craniu череп lebka lobanja lobanja skalle กะโหลกศีรษะ kafatası 顱骨 череп کھوپڑی sọ, đầu lâu 颅骨