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skull

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of skull

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
Synonyms of skull

cranium
Words Related to skull

braincase

death's-head

head, noddle, noggin, pate, poll

crown, scalp

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