skull
/skʌl/ · noun
Meaning
- The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
- A symbol for death; death's-head
- 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.
- A shallow bow-handled basket.
- To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
- To strike the top of (the ball).
- (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
- A multitude.
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