SKULL
What does "SKULL" mean?
The bony framework of the head that encloses and protects the brain.
Meanings
- The skeleton of the head in vertebrates, enclosing the brain and supporting the face. The museum displayed a Neanderthal skull behind glass.
- The head regarded as the seat of intelligence or thought (informal). Get it through your thick skull - we leave at dawn. informal
- A representation of a skull as a symbol of death, danger, or mortality. A skull and crossbones marked the bottle as poison.
Did you know?
- Your skull is not one bone but 22, knitted together at jagged seams called sutures - and only one of them, the jaw, can move.
Word origin
From Middle English 'skulle', probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse 'skoltr'; it gradually replaced the native Old English word for head.
Remember it
SKULL = S + K + 'ULL'; the two L's are the two eye sockets staring back at you.
A little poem
Twenty-two bones fold
a sealed white house round the dark-
thought paces inside.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why couldn't the skeleton keep a secret? Everything it knew was written all over its skull.
What it teaches
The body builds its strongest vault around the softest, most valuable thing it owns.
Quick facts
What does SKULL mean?
The bony framework of the head that encloses and protects the brain.
Is SKULL a valid word?
Yes — SKULL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SKULL?
SKULL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SKULL come from?
From Middle English 'skulle', probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse 'skoltr'; it gradually replaced the native Old English word for head.
What can SKULL teach us?
The body builds its strongest vault around the softest, most valuable thing it owns.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.