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Definition of skull noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

skull

noun
 
 
/skʌl/
 
/skʌl/
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  1.  
    the bone structure that forms the head and surrounds and protects the brain synonym cranium
    • a fractured skull
    • the angel of death with his grinning skull
    Topics Bodyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • human
    • thick
    • thin
    • …
    verb + skull
    • crack
    • fracture
    • crush
    • …
    skull + noun
    • fracture
    phrases
    • a fracture of the skull
    • a fracture to the skull
    • suffer a fractured skull
    • …
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  2.  
    (informal) the head or the brain
    • Her skull was crammed with too many thoughts.
    • (informal) When will he get it into his thick skull that I never want to see him again!
    • The soldiers' hair was cropped close to the skull.
    3. Word OriginMiddle English scolle; of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse skoltr.
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