SKULL


Meaning of SKULL in English

I. ˈskəl noun

Etymology: Middle English skulle, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skulle skull

Date: 13th century

1. : the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate forming a bony or cartilaginous case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws

2. : the seat of understanding or intelligence : mind

• skulled ˈskəld adjective

II. transitive verb

Date: 1945

1. : to hit on the head

2. : to unintentionally hit (a golf ball or shot) with the bottom edge of the clubface

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.