Used in a Sentence

scull

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for scull.

Editorial note

The problem is that this means wireless communication at a meaningful data rate, through the meninges encasing the brain, the scull, and scalp.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of scull gathered in one view.

noun

A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.

noun

A small rowing boat, for one person.

noun

One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scull.

noun

A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.

noun

A small rowing boat, for one person.

noun

One of a pair of oars handled by a single rower.

noun

A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.

Example sentences

1

The problem is that this means wireless communication at a meaningful data rate, through the meninges encasing the brain, the scull, and scalp.

2

They actually just drill a small hole in the scull, and will not open the scull fully.

3

To put it another way, the scull is almost entirely resistive.

4

One reason for that might be the size of the baby homo sapiens scull/head upon birth.

5

When those birds peck at the food, you can see how they could pierce a scull with that speed and mass.

6

As an example to address your specific suggestion of rowing, compare a rowing scull with the Decavitator (MIT built pedal powered boat).

7

You might as well duct tape a shotgun to your scull.

8

Having a scull on an album cover reminds me some dissident vinil recordings made on used x-ray negatives typically with somebody's bones photographed on it.

9

I made a 14ft oar to scull my sailing boat, a 9ton gaff cutter.

10

Good helmet might have saved his scull from a crack.

11

Then there's what I do on the river at 5am in a scull.

12

Melt, a grilled cheese restaurant in Cleveland, offers 30% off for life in exchange for getting a grilled cheese sandwich + logo (scull and crossbones) tattooed on one's self.

Quote examples

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Edit: Corrected typo noted below - "skull" to "scull" - oops.

2

And if yes, what can guarantee that instead of the Nazis' "master race" based on pseudo-scientific scull measurements we won't discover "master genes" based on actual DNA science?

3

The emerging commercial elites needed a mechanism to insure a stable and orderly work force, a stable and orderly environment for the conduct of business, and the maintenance of what they referred to as the “collective good” (Spitzer and Scull 1977).

4

You should probably correct "skull" to "scull." Reading "rowing skull" then immediately mis-reading "Decavitator" as "Decapitator" was an interesting WTF?!?

Proper noun examples

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And then, unexpectedly, a previously unpublished excerpt from one of Tolkien's essays was quoted in Hammond and Scull's Reader's Companion that explicitly confirmed our conclusion (and much of the related evidence that we had gathered).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scull in a sentence?

The problem is that this means wireless communication at a meaningful data rate, through the meninges encasing the brain, the scull, and scalp.

What does scull mean?

A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand.

What part of speech is scull?

scull is commonly used as noun.