Skull
noun
The bony structure in the head that houses the brain, and the face.
His skull was fractured in the accident.
Often appears as...
- fractured skull
- human skull
noun
Used referring to a person's mind and intellectual abilities.
She's got brains in her skull.
Often appears as...
- brains in skull
- empty skull
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Colloquial
noun
Used in expressions as a symbol of death or danger.
The poison bottle is marked with a picture of a skull.
Often appears as...
- skull and bones
- skull and crossbones
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Symbolic
noun
A form of rowing sport where each rower uses two oars.
He competed in single sculls at the rowing club
Often appears as...
- single sculls
- double sculls
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Technical
noun
The bony structure in the head that houses the brain, and the face.
His skull was fractured in the accident.
Often appears as...
- fractured skull
- human skull
noun
Used referring to a person's mind and intellectual abilities.
She's got brains in her skull.
Often appears as...
- brains in skull
- empty skull
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
Used in expressions as a symbol of death or danger.
The poison bottle is marked with a picture of a skull.
Often appears as...
- skull and bones
- skull and crossbones
Usage tips
Symbolic
noun
A form of rowing sport where each rower uses two oars.
He competed in single sculls at the rowing club
Often appears as...
- single sculls
- double sculls
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical structure
Refers to the bones of the head without covering skin, muscle, or hair.
The archaeologists discovered the ancient skull buried in the ground.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical context
Often used in medical discussions about head injuries or brain protection.
Wearing a helmet protects your skull while biking.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical strength
Can imply the idea of durability or the importance of protecting the brain.
The soldier's helmet was as tough as a skull.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical structure
Refers to the bones of the head without covering skin, muscle, or hair.
The archaeologists discovered the ancient skull buried in the ground.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical context
Often used in medical discussions about head injuries or brain protection.
Wearing a helmet protects your skull while biking.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical strength
Can imply the idea of durability or the importance of protecting the brain.
The soldier's helmet was as tough as a skull.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical structure
Refers to the bones of the head without covering skin, muscle, or hair.
The archaeologists discovered the ancient skull buried in the ground.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical context
Often used in medical discussions about head injuries or brain protection.
Wearing a helmet protects your skull while biking.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical strength
Can imply the idea of durability or the importance of protecting the brain.
The soldier's helmet was as tough as a skull.
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Discovering Wildlife in...
unlike their rural counterparts, These foxes have actually started to change. Their noses are getting a bit shorter to adapt to their more urban lifestyles of scavenging. And that's not all. Their skulls are actually changing shape in a way that could mean their brains are getting smaller.
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How Do You Recognize...
skeleton which helps us make anatomical identifications and then these are replicas of the kinds of fossil hominins that we might expect to define in a cape around here it's it's a good reference for the kind of anatomy that we're looking for but you know there's a skull
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
books as being the largest land predator on earth so this gargantuan skull must surely come from some prehistoric dinosaur a saber-toothed cat perhaps well actually this super giant is anything but extinct in fact they're increasing in number they're said to be
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Forensic Artistry PIPE Lost...
unique characteristics of a skull look at the old a tail very small and not not large square-shaped and not rounded those are all important of logical features which again tells you that you deal with what we call eastern Mediterranean a population very much
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How optical illusions...
See? Our visual tricks have revealed your brain's job as a busy director of 3D animation in a studio inside your skull, allocating cognitive energy and constructing a world on the fly with tried and mostly -- but not always -- true tricks of its own.
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Is telekinesis real? -...
Our universe is controlled and explained by the laws of physics, and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects because they're neither strong nor far-reaching enough to influence anything outside of our skulls.
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The Skull Clue PIPE The...
really yeah she sniffed this oh I can snap that from back here straw hit it Oh hope this helps goal is both good and bad news good because it's clear gabbu has been in the area that because predators have been here to the skull
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Your brain hallucinates...
Let's start with experiences of the world around us, and with the important idea of the brain as a prediction engine. Imagine being a brain. You're locked inside a bony skull, trying to figure what's out there in the world.
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A Food Thief in the...
a long time it is amazing how I've been able to live off the skull for the last couple days but to tell you the truth some of this meat that I am picking off this does smell a bit questionable so
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
water or hard hats or ear guards skulls and crossbones in this zone and when I crunch through these leads I don't see refuse I see the raw materials of the next life-form
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
unlike their rural counterparts, These foxes have actually started to change. Their noses are getting a bit shorter to adapt to their more urban lifestyles of scavenging. And that's not all. Their skulls are actually changing shape in a way that could mean their brains are getting smaller.
Video examples
How Do You Recognize...
skeleton which helps us make anatomical identifications and then these are replicas of the kinds of fossil hominins that we might expect to define in a cape around here it's it's a good reference for the kind of anatomy that we're looking for but you know there's a skull
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
books as being the largest land predator on earth so this gargantuan skull must surely come from some prehistoric dinosaur a saber-toothed cat perhaps well actually this super giant is anything but extinct in fact they're increasing in number they're said to be
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Forensic Artistry PIPE Lost...
unique characteristics of a skull look at the old a tail very small and not not large square-shaped and not rounded those are all important of logical features which again tells you that you deal with what we call eastern Mediterranean a population very much
Video examples
How optical illusions...
See? Our visual tricks have revealed your brain's job as a busy director of 3D animation in a studio inside your skull, allocating cognitive energy and constructing a world on the fly with tried and mostly -- but not always -- true tricks of its own.
Video examples
Is telekinesis real? -...
Our universe is controlled and explained by the laws of physics, and one of these laws tells us that brain waves can't control objects because they're neither strong nor far-reaching enough to influence anything outside of our skulls.
Video examples
The Skull Clue PIPE The...
really yeah she sniffed this oh I can snap that from back here straw hit it Oh hope this helps goal is both good and bad news good because it's clear gabbu has been in the area that because predators have been here to the skull
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
Let's start with experiences of the world around us, and with the important idea of the brain as a prediction engine. Imagine being a brain. You're locked inside a bony skull, trying to figure what's out there in the world.
Video examples
A Food Thief in the...
a long time it is amazing how I've been able to live off the skull for the last couple days but to tell you the truth some of this meat that I am picking off this does smell a bit questionable so
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
water or hard hats or ear guards skulls and crossbones in this zone and when I crunch through these leads I don't see refuse I see the raw materials of the next life-form
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Ryan Mason
It has been difficult because I am physically there. But when it is something so sensitive, with your brain and your skull, it does probably make it a little bit easier to accept you are not going to play again, because it could be life-threatening. So that has definitely made it easier.
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Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
Headwise, I always kind of knew that everyone goes grey in our family very early - and I was like, it works for me. I started growing my beard, and it changes the shape of your skull and your face, and I started seeing my mother's side of the family in myself for the first time.
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William Cobbett
English Politician
Never - no, not for one moment - believe that any human being, with sense in his skull, will love or respect you on account of your fine or costly clothes.
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Petr Cech
Czechoslovakian Athlete
Once the surgeon said the skull is strong enough with the helmet on, I decided to return to training with the team.
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Terry Funk
American Wrestler
I've got a thick skull and big, thick bones that don't break apart easily.
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Georg Trakl
Austrian Poet
Silently, God opens his golden eyes over the place of skulls.
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Robert T. Bakker
American Scientist
I also discovered the only complete Brontosaurus skull.
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Mike Tyson
American Boxer
When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.
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Jonathan Lethem
American Writer
I can't bear the silent ringing in my skull.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
For some reason, I have a thick skull.
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Ryan Mason
It has been difficult because I am physically there. But when it is something so sensitive, with your brain and your skull, it does probably make it a little bit easier to accept you are not going to play again, because it could be life-threatening. So that has definitely made it easier.
Quote examples
Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
Headwise, I always kind of knew that everyone goes grey in our family very early - and I was like, it works for me. I started growing my beard, and it changes the shape of your skull and your face, and I started seeing my mother's side of the family in myself for the first time.
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William Cobbett
English Politician
Never - no, not for one moment - believe that any human being, with sense in his skull, will love or respect you on account of your fine or costly clothes.
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Petr Cech
Czechoslovakian Athlete
Once the surgeon said the skull is strong enough with the helmet on, I decided to return to training with the team.
Quote examples
Terry Funk
American Wrestler
I've got a thick skull and big, thick bones that don't break apart easily.
Quote examples
Georg Trakl
Austrian Poet
Silently, God opens his golden eyes over the place of skulls.
Quote examples
Robert T. Bakker
American Scientist
I also discovered the only complete Brontosaurus skull.
Quote examples
Mike Tyson
American Boxer
When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.
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Jonathan Lethem
American Writer
I can't bear the silent ringing in my skull.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
For some reason, I have a thick skull.
Example 1 of 10
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