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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024skull /skʌl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe bony framework of the head.
- the head thought of as the center of the ability to understand;
mind:Can't you get it through your skull that she loves you?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024skull (skul),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face;
the skeleton of the head. - the head as the center of knowledge and understanding;
mind:to get literature's great ideas through our skulls. - Heraldry[Armor.]the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head.
- out of one's skull, [Slang.]crazy;
demented.
- Old Norse skalli
- Middle English scolle 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skull /skʌl/ n - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
- often derogatory the head regarded as the mind or intelligence: to have a dense skull
- a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger
Etymology: 13th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skoltr, Norwegian skult, Swedish dialect skulle scall (skôl),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologydandruff.
- Old Norse skalli bald head. Compare skull
- Middle English 1250–1300
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