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Skull meaning

  1. The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
  2. These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
  3. The mind or brain.

Synonyms of Skull

bone os

Related words

Other words often associated with Skull or its synonyms:

package boney white porta ivory cram bony opening drum metal whiteness osmium

Using Skull

  • The main meaning on this page is: The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. | These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head. | The mind or brain.
  • Useful related words include: bone, os.
  • In the example corpus, skull often appears in combinations such as: the skull, skull and, her skull.

Context around Skull

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

red 5× 117 1× white 1× human 1× smaller 1× donor 1× rigid 1× flexible 1× mutinythe 1× ajax 1×

Often after:

became 1× fragments 1× diagram 1× prototype 1× placed 1× dated 1× belonged 1× specimen 1× behind 1× gave 1×

Sentence patterns with Skull

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the skull 2× 117 skull skull at telus 1× 1857 mutinythe skull belonged to 1× 7180 the skull is small 1× a ajax skull specimen cmc 1× a donor skull prototype which 1× a human skull and hair 1× against the skull which can 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a ajax skull 1× although they failed 1× bloomington indiana indiana 1× bone is removed 1× brown bears have 1× closed head injury 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the skull 2× against british rule 1× and crossbones fashion 1× assault in israel 1× body mass index 1× g subdural hematoma 1×

Words around Skull

Just before it in the word index:

skulking 6 skulk 4 skule 6 skulduggery 7 skuldelev 4 skuld 32

Just after it in the word index:

skullcandy 8 skullcap 10 skullduggery 12 skulle 3 skullgirls 2 skulls 178

Similar in corpus frequency:

bipartisan 990 di 990 extensively 990 genuinely 990 greeted 990 pile 990

Corpus analysis for Skull

  • In this selection, "skull" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, red, 117, white, became, fragments and diagram stand out and add context to how "skull" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the skull and 117 skull skull at telus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skull" sits close to words such as bipartisan, di and extensively, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skull

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Description amboxcheck Skull and teeth The construction of the skull has some peculiarities in comparison to higher mammals. (18 words)

This Skull became the main Red Skull for the next few years, replacing the seemingly dead previous Red Skull. (19 words)

A. ajax skull, specimen CMC VP 7180 The skull is small in comparison with the size of the animal. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, in Alessandro Casolani’s picture ‘Woman contemplating a skull’, dated to around 1591, we have a two-sided sketch, of which one side shows the woman in full length on a chair and the skull on her lap. (40 words)

Although they failed to stop the evil X-Men, they distracted them long enough for Doctor Doom, Scarlet Witch, and the White Skull (the inverted Red Skull) to cast a spell to return everyone to their natural states. (38 words)

The skulls could not be deformed purposely through flattening or head binding as the skull's shape can be changed by cranial deformation but it doesn't change the skull's volume and weight. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

This Skull became the main Red Skull for the next few years, replacing the seemingly dead previous Red Skull.

Bloomington, Indiana:Indiana University Press. p. 117. Skull Skull, at Telus World of Science, Vancouver The skull and teeth of Allosaurus were modestly proportioned for a theropod of its size.

When the tomb was opened, the skull was discovered in fragments and a DNA test revealed that the skull was not Petrarch's, citation prompting calls for the return of Petrarch's skull.

Although they failed to stop the evil X-Men, they distracted them long enough for Doctor Doom, Scarlet Witch, and the White Skull (the inverted Red Skull) to cast a spell to return everyone to their natural states.

Part of a human skull and hair attached to vehicle upholstery, left, and skull fragments recovered after Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault in Israel.

Even to nonscientists, there are clear differences between the skull of that specimen and those of adult T. rexes: The smaller skull has a more slender snout and thinner, more bladelike teeth.

This technique involved mapping the 3D skull diagram onto a ‘donor’ skull prototype, which was based on an adult male with a low body mass index.

For a long time we have been lacking detailed information about the transition from the relatively rigid skull of a lizard to the super flexible skull of snakes".

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John's body was exhumed and unceremoniously beheaded, with the skull placed on his chest and two ribs crossed underneath in a skull-and-crossbones fashion.

The skull was believed to belong to one of the women, but there were no dental records on file or sufficient DNA to link the skull to them.

For example, in Alessandro Casolani’s picture ‘Woman contemplating a skull’, dated to around 1591, we have a two-sided sketch, of which one side shows the woman in full length on a chair and the skull on her lap.

One of the fractures to the skull was so severe that it traversed into the thickest portion of the base of the skull.

The skulls could not be deformed purposely through flattening or head binding as the skull's shape can be changed by cranial deformation but it doesn't change the skull's volume and weight.

What a skull in an English pub says about India's 1857 mutinyThe skull belonged to a soldier who was executed during the 1857 uprising against British rule.

A. ajax skull, specimen CMC VP 7180 The skull is small in comparison with the size of the animal.

Bone is removed from the skull behind the eyes, and space is made for the muscles and fatty tissue to fall back into the skull.

Brown bears have the broadest skull of any extant ursine bear, only the afforementioned most herbivorous living bears exceed them in relative breadth of the skull.

Closed head injury is more common, the skull is not penetrated but there is an impact of the brain against the skull which can create permanent structural damage (e.g. subdural hematoma ).

Description amboxcheck Skull and teeth The construction of the skull has some peculiarities in comparison to higher mammals.

Doctor Doom gave the Red Skull the weapon because the Red Skull gave Victor pieces of technology from an old German castle.

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Common combinations with skull

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skull" in a sentence?
An example: "This Skull became the main Red Skull for the next few years, replacing the seemingly dead previous Red Skull." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "skull" from authentic English texts.
What does "skull" mean?
Skull means: The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
What are synonyms of "skull"?
Common synonyms of "skull" include: bone, os.
How many example sentences with "skull" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "skull", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.