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noun

ˈskəl

Definition of skull

as in cranium

the case of bone that encloses the brain and supports the jaws of vertebrates paleoanthropologists recently found the skull of a prehistoric man in a remote area of the desert

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Recent Examples of skull

Noun

Retzius and others mistakenly believed that because human skulls were so diverse in shape and size that the different races had separate origins. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 Fushimi sustained fractures to his cervical vertebrae (neck) and skull, Metro and The Independent reported. — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Verb

And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 June 2019 Someone took out a golf driver and skulled the top off of a full can of Bud Light and drank what was left. — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2018 See All Example Sentences for skull

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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

His ideas are later used to discourage violently spearing food with a knife, and instead promote the pacifist chopstick.

— New York Times, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Sturdy individual stakes are a good option, and to prevent spearing the bulb, they should be placed at planting time.

— Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Definition of spear

Verb

In the last meeting between these teams in early November, Bane beaned Okongwu in the head with the ball after flagrantly fouling him and was ejected from the game.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Detmers came in to face the top of the order and beaned Brandon Nimmo to load the bases for Francisco Lindor, who beat out a double play to score Alvarez, and stole second to put runners on second and third.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025

Definition of bean

Verb

Visuals also showed some people receiving CPR. Uncontrollable crowd Police started caning people at one gate, leading to more chaos, said Mithun Singh, a software engineer among the crowd.

— USA Today, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.

— Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

Definition of cane

Verb

An adventure in the Philippines where the mangosteens conk you.

— Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
The suave Hernández character Domingo appeared briefly but was conked on the noggin by White, who also achieved Five-Timers status, but as a musical guest.

— Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of conk

Verb

Michael Busch clubbed a first-inning, solo home run to Anthony Rizzo — the face of the franchise and his counterpart on the 2016 squad — who was seated in the right-field bleachers along with his teammates from that championship team.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Brook continued his excellent series, which began with the opening match being abandoned due to bad weather, by clubbing 8 sixes and 4 fours.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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