death's-head

Definition of death's-headnext

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Noun
  • The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
  • About 8 in 10 adults under 35 disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy and the cost of living, the recent AP-NORC poll found, compared with about 6 in 10 older adults.
    Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • While building the institution, architects discovered that buried under it was one of the largest and best preserved tzompantli, or wooden rack, displaying over 650 human skulls thought to have been sacrificed in the 15th century, during Aztec rule.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
  • The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Crispy, golden bunuelos filled with mushroom pate.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Nick Nurse will continue in his role as head coach, according to team sources.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes that’s because a stray thought so often crashes the party that is the presidential cranium, kicks over the keg and makes for the nearest exit.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • These included a molar and humerus shaft from NgLj-3; two molars, a premolar, and a temporal cranium bone from NgLj-2; and a sample taken from a left humerus found in 2018 at NgLj-1.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Costa Mesa outdistanced Westlake by 53 points to claim its first section crown and highlight a record-setting second day of the section championships.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Granite Hills sophomore Ella Morgan bids for an encore crown in the 500 freestyle.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026
  • Justin Brazeau skated over to the Penguins captain and rubbed the back of his noggin for good measure.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her scalp is bald and pocked with blisters.
    Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • In-room massage services range from deep tissue and reflexology to prenatal care and warm basalt stone treatments, with customizable enhancements like Moroccan oil scalp massages.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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“Death's-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%27s-head. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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