These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
Used in a Sentence
skull
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for skull.
Editorial note
The most protection that it can give to the wearer is to prevent focal damage of the skull and prevent minor wounds to the scalp.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of skull gathered in one view.
To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
To drink everything that remains in a glass by upending it.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for skull.
noun
These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
verb
To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
verb
To drink everything that remains in a glass by upending it.
noun
The crown of the headpiece in armour.
Example sentences
The most protection that it can give to the wearer is to prevent focal damage of the skull and prevent minor wounds to the scalp.
If the strength of the impact is exactly the same as the strength of the helmet, then the helmet will simply crack, and leave your skull intact.
When you sleep on your back your pillow is compressing your brain stem at the base of your skull.
Trying to find a way to 3-D print a bubble level for a mouse's skull during surgery.
The sound of your music should still get through (mostly from around the ear, through your skull).
At some point, the skull stops growing and larger neurons could put stress on the existing ones and cause damage.
Does it matter, point being made is that their helmet was destroyed rather than their skull.
My wife has NCS, and a titanium pin in her skull from her worst fall.
It absorbed, hopefully, the vast majority of the energy of the impact, not your skull.
In the 19th century everyone knew that you could determine if someone was a criminal by studying the shape of their skull.
The only serious injury I ever witnessed (a skull fracture) happened when someone was running on deck.
He looks like corpse, his head is half shaved, his spine is twisted sideways and the drain from his skull is a bright orange.
Quote examples
You can't just "reboot everything" after a drone wipes out a Cessna or smashes a person's skull.
For years, I've laughed (from skull throne) at the "whyyyy no bytecode" posts on HN.
"If you're American you can be proud you helped lift a country from the third world into the second." And do we get to be proud of the complete and utter skull fucking the Chinese environment has taken as a result of that?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use skull in a sentence?
The most protection that it can give to the wearer is to prevent focal damage of the skull and prevent minor wounds to the scalp.
What does skull mean?
These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
What part of speech is skull?
skull is commonly used as noun, verb.