skull

/skʌl/

#10,816 of the most-used English words

noun

  1. The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
  2. A symbol for death; death's-head
  3. The mind or brain.
  4. A crust formed on the ladle, etc. by the partial cooling of molten metal.

Similar: brainpan, harnpan

verb

  1. To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
  2. To strike the top of (the ball).

noun

  1. (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
    "The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."
  2. A multitude.

Similar: shoal