braincases

noun

plural of braincase
as in skulls

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  1. skulls
  2. noggins
  3. pates
  4. craniums
  5. polls
  6. heads
Noun
  • For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing them for the first time, I was both mesmerized by this effect and intimidated by the skulls’ great number.
    — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of skulls
Noun
  • Both Elysium and Upgrade contain their fair share of split noggins, but no film does it quite as jovially or consistently as Dredd.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of noggins
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  • The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pates
Noun
  • The other two craniums were found in 1990.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Of course, something similar typified our evolution, too, which can all too easily be cast as the blossoming forth of ever-plumper craniums.
    — Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of craniums
Noun
  • The outcome, which Vucic announced only around an hour and a half after polls closed, came after tensions had built as voting progressed during the day.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And polls ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli elections show that his party may not win the seats needed to form a government.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • His aunt, Leslee Frye, is a professor for psychology and is also one of the heads of the foundation.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Measuring 84 inches by 84 inches, the bright orange canvas responds to Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque heads, a series of ink sketches made between the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of heads
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