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SKULL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skull" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "skull"):
craniometric point (a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)
cheekbone; jugal bone; malar; malar bone; os zygomaticum; zygomatic; zygomatic bone (the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek)
os sphenoidale; sphenoid; sphenoid bone (butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull)
cranial orbit; eye socket; orbit; orbital cavity (the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball)
endocranium (membrane lining the inside of the skull)
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
jaw (the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
vomer (thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum)
Holonyms ("skull" is a part of...):
caput; head (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains)
axial skeleton (the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb skull
Context examples:
A type of bone cancer that usually starts in the lower spinal column or at the base of the skull.
(Chordoma, NCI Dictionary)
Professor Challenger, the famous zoologist! Wasn't he the man who broke the skull of Blundell, of the Telegraph?
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
One of two cranial bones that by their union form the sides and roof of the skull.
(Parietal Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
The ears are triangular and set high and are well back from the skull.
(Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever, NCI Thesaurus)
The flat skull and muzzle are long and slim.
(Pharaoh Hound, NCI Thesaurus)
Multiple meningiomas that affect the skull base.
(Multiple Skull Base Meningiomas, NCI Thesaurus)
It has a wedge-shaped head with muzzle and skull about the same length.
(American Eskimo Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare neural tube defect during pregnancy, resulting in the absence of a large portion of the brain and skull in the fetus.
(Anencephaly, NCI Thesaurus)
The American Water Spaniel is an active, muscular and hardy dog with a broad skull.
(American Water Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)
The head is large and the muzzle is a bit shorter than the skull, with a blunt profile.
(Anatolian Shepherd Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
