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noun

Definition of scalp

as in skull

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Noun

The Florida Georgia Line singer found himself in a painful predicament during a recent four-day camping trip when a fish hook got lodged in his scalp, forcing his wife, Hayley, to perform some backwoods surgery. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 Unlike traditional styling products, this stuff won’t coat your hair in heavy gunk and instead features nourishing skincare-grade ingredients to support scalp and hair health while also providing plenty of lift for a lightly teased effect. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026

Verb

For people with fine or oily hair types, washing your hair only once a week may lead to scalp irritation and build-up. — Carley Millhone, Health, 25 May 2026 Robert Romanus, as Damone, would scalp Ozzy Osbourne tickets to his grandmother, and yet deftly treads the tightrope between cockiness and desperation. — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scalp

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Noun

The themes are about honor and destiny; there are massively violent battle scenes; one character ends up with the entire back half of his skull bashed in.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Court records indicate he was diagnosed with a skull fracture and a brain bleed, necessitating emergency surgery.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of skull

Verb

What to do nearby The David Whitney, with its location at the doorstep of some of the biggest venues downtown, was a popular sanctuary for visitors headed to a big concert at nearby Ford Field during my stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Just a year ago, the 19-year-old Carrollton native graduated from Hebron High School before heading to basic training.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of head

Noun

Using Neanderthal cranium shapes to estimate specific brain regions’ volume, some investigators claimed to see signs of a mind with feeble linguistic abilities, poor executive function and an unremarkable memory.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
In the case of the female individual, the authors noted an unusual break at the base of the cranium that likely occurred near the time of death.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026

Definition of cranium

Verb

She was decapitated in the coaster accident, and now has a doll’s head where her real head used to be.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
That still seems to mean so little to him that Lestat’s headless body, the threat of Regina being decapitated, and his own imminent death has not moved Louis to make amends.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of decapitate

Noun

Garnish with two mint crowns (the top of the plant) twisted together to form a bushy mint explosion on top.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
Christian, convinced a nobleman had done it, had the man executed without much proof, a grudge that helped cost him his crown a few years later.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of crown

Verb

Women and girls in all corners of this world are accustomed to, and even expect, danger, including the priestess of Athena (Zendaya) whom Odysseus’ men behead during their sack of Troy.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
His unprecedented February arrest was the first of a royal since 1649, when King Charles I was beheaded for high treason.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of behead

Verb

The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of shorten

Verb

Airlines pruned schedules this year, which can mean fewer flights per day or week on a certain route.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Maintenance Pruning Aside from deadheading, peonies should not be pruned until fall unless their leaves die back and dry out with disease.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 31 July 2026

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