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 cranium

Related Words braincase; death's-head; head, noddle, noggin, pate, poll; crown, scalp

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