the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
See craniumthe head regarded as the mind or intelligence: to have a dense skull a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger - out of one's skull ⇒
in a state of intoxication, stupor, or euphoria induced by drugs or alcohol
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skull /skʌl/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomythe bony framework of the head.
- the head thought of as the center of the ability to understand;
mind:Can't you get it through your skull that she loves you?
skull
(skul),USA pronunciation n.
skull′-less, adj.
skull′-like′, adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomythe 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. - Heraldry[Armor.]the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head.
- out of one's skull, [Slang.]crazy;
demented.
- Old Norse skalli
- Middle English scolle 1175–1225
skull′-like′, adj.
scall
(skôl),USA pronunciation n.
- Pathologydandruff.
- Old Norse skalli bald head. Compare skull
- Middle English 1250–1300
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