skull
noun
- the entire bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of a vertebrate, enclosing and protecting the brain and sense organs, including the bones of the face and jaw
- the human head regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence: usually with derogatory implication: a thick skull, an empty skull
transitive verb
- to hit on the head
- to hit the top of (a golf ball) causing it to go too far
See skull in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(skŭl)
noun- The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of vertebrates, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.
- Informal The head, regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence: Use your skull and solve the problem.
- A death's-head.
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skull
lateral view of an adult human skull
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