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- [skuhl]
- /skʌl/
- /skʌl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skuhl]
- /skʌl/
Definitions of skull word
- noun skull the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head. 1
- noun skull the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind: to get literature's great ideas through our skulls. 1
- noun skull Armor. the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head. 1
- idioms skull out of one's skull, Slang. crazy; demented. 1
- noun skull head, mind 1
- countable noun skull Your skull is the bony part of your head which encloses your brain. 0
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Origin of skull
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English scolle < Old Norse skalli
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Parts of speech for Skull
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skull popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
skull usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skull
noun skull
- capitula — Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
- capitulum — a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants
- coconut — A coconut is a very large nut with a hairy shell, which has white flesh and milky juice inside it.
- death's-head — a human skull or a representation of one
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
adj skull
- eggheaded — of or befitting an egghead.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
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