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skull-like

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skull

  [skuhl]
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–noun
1. the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
2. the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind: to get literature's great ideas through our skulls.
3. Armor. the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head.
—Idiom
4. out of one's skull, Slang. crazy; demented.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME scolle < ON skalli

Related forms:
skull-less, adjective
skull-like, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: skull
Pronunciation: 'sk&l
Function: noun
: the skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain and chief senseorgans and supports the jaws
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Medical Dictionary

skull (skŭl)
n.
The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
skull   (skŭl)  Pronunciation Key 
The part of the skeleton that forms the framework of the head, consisting of the bones of the cranium, which protect the brain, and the bones of the face. See more at skeleton.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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