skull
noun
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Definition of skull
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
2
: the seat of understanding or intelligence : mind
skull
verb
skulled;
skulling;
skulls
Definition of skull (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to hit on the head
2
: to unintentionally hit (a golf ball or shot) with the bottom edge of the clubface
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Other Words from skull
Noun
skulled
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of skull in a Sentence
Noun
He had a fractured skull. paleoanthropologists recently found the skull of a prehistoric man in a remote area of the desertRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Clay Chastain, of Indianapolis, is recovering from a fractured skull since the fall last week. — NBC News, "Indiana man on honeymoon in Caribbean fell into dormant volcano," 25 July 2019 First, the brain is mostly freed from the skull; all the dangling arteries, save the carotids, are cauterized or sutured. — Matthew Shaer, New York Times, "Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong?," 2 July 2019 This brings us back to another interesting tidbit from the narluga skull. — Jason Bittel, Anchorage Daily News, "The ‘narluga’ is a strange hybrid. But it’s far from alone.," 28 June 2019 The result is a hook or hornlike feature jutting out from the skull, just above the neck. — nola.com, "Horns are growing on young people’s skulls; researchers blame phone use," 22 June 2019 The result is a hook or hornlike feature jutting out from the skull, just above the neck. — oregonlive, "Horns are growing on young people’s skulls; phone use to blame, research suggests," 20 June 2019 The result is a hook or hornlike feature jutting out from the skull, just above the neck. — BostonGlobe.com, "Horns are growing on young people’s skulls — and phone use is to blame, research suggests," 20 June 2019 The result is a hook or hornlike feature jutting out from the skull, just above the neck. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Why are horns growing on young people’s skulls? Phone use is to blame, research suggests.," 20 June 2019 The result is a hook or hornlike feature jutting out from the skull, just above the neck. — Isaac Stanley-becker, The Denver Post, "Why are horns growing on young people’s skulls? Phone use is to blame, research suggests.," 20 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "Tiger Woods Manages One-Under 70 Despite Up-and-Down Opening Round at U.S. Open," 13 June 2019 The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "2019 U.S. Open Parting Thoughts: Woodland's Gutsy Win, Tiger's Showing and More," 17 June 2019 This leaves one big question: Why were people drilling into one another’s skulls 5,000 years ago in the first place? — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Did a Prehistoric Brain Surgeon Practice on This Cow?," 25 Apr. 2018 Someone took out a golf driver and skulled the top off of a full can of Bud Light and drank what was left. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Byron McCauley: During the Flood of 2018, awe and a party in Bellevue," 26 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skull.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for skull
skull
noun
English Language Learners Definition of skull
: the structure of bones that form the head and face of a person or animal
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skull
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Kids Definition of skull
: the case of bone or cartilage that forms the skeleton of the head and face, encloses the brain, and supports the jaws
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Medical Definition of skull
: the skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
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