skull
noun /skʌl/
/skʌl/
enlarge imagethe 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- thick
- thin
- …
- crack
- fracture
- crush
- …
- fracture
- a fracture of the skull
- a fracture to the skull
- suffer a fractured skull
- …
- (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.
Word OriginMiddle English scolle; of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse skoltr.
