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# skull

noun (a skull, skulls)

«skull» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The skull is the hard bony frame of the head that protects the brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#m1)
2. A skull with crossed bones is a sign of danger or poison, and on old flags of pirates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, the skull is part of the skeleton; it protects the brain, eyes and ears; a baby's skull has soft spots that close as it grows. In safety lessons, helmets protect the skull and brain on bikes and scooters. The skull and crossbones on a bottle means poison: do not touch. Phrases: skull and crossbones, thick skull.

### Examples

- The skull protects your brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x1)
- Wear a helmet to protect your skull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x2)
- We saw a dinosaur skull at the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x3)
- A skull and crossbones on a bottle means poison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x4)
- The pirate flag had a skull on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x5)
- Your skull is made of several bones joined together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x6)
- The doctor looked at an X-ray of his skull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x7)
- A baby's skull has soft spots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x8)
- So they carried the skull into the sitting-room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/#x9)

### Note

Countable. Rhymes with dull. Do not confuse with scull (an oar for rowing). An adult skull has about 22 bones that are joined together.

## In Jewish tradition

Judges tells how a woman broke Abimelech's skull with a millstone. Second Kings tells how little was left of Jezebel after dogs ate her, as Elijah foretold.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees both as punishment that fits the crime.

### Examples

- And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull. (Prophets JDG.9.53, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skull/#x1)
- And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. (Prophets 2KI.9.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skull/#x2)

### Note

Countable. Rhymes with dull. Do not confuse with scull (an oar for rowing). An adult skull has about 22 bones that are joined together.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «skull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skull/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «skull» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/skull/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«skull» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/skull.html) on Mova free.