SKULL AND CROSSBONES

Meaning of SKULL AND CROSSBONES in English

a representation of a front view of a human skull above two crossed bones, originally used on pirates' flags and now used as a warning sign, as in designating substances as poisons.

[ 1820-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SKULL AND CROSSBONES — noun ( plural skulls and crossbones ) : a representation of a human skull over crossbones usually used as a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — noun (plural skulls and crossbones) Date: 1826 a representation of a human skull over crossbones usually used as a warning …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — symbol of death; warning sign placed on poison
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — noun ( plural skulls and crossbones ) Date: 1826 : a representation of a human skull over crossbones usually used …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — Pronunciation: - ' kro ̇ s- ˌ b ō nz Function: noun Inflected Form: plural skulls and crossbones Date: 1826 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — a representation of a skull with two thigh bones crossed below it as an emblem of piracy or death. → …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — [skull and cross.bones] n, pl skulls and crossbones (1826): a representation of a human skull over crossbones usu. used as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — noun [ sing. ] a picture of a human skull above two crossed bones, used in the past on the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — ˌskull and ˈcrossbones BrE AmE noun [singular] 1 . a picture of a human skull with two bones crossed below …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — A skull and crossbones is a picture of a human skull above a pair of crossed bones which warns of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — A ~ is a picture of a human skull above a pair of crossed bones which warns of death or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All of the drums were marked with a little skull and crossbones symbol. ▪ Remember …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, angel of death, armory, badge, badge …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SKULL-AND-CROSSBONES — A particularly dreadful client or person with whom you no longer want to do business or have contact. Example: When …
Slang English vocab
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — череп иnкость
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — Мертвая голова
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — череп и кости
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SKULL AND CROSSBONES — череп и кости
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SKULL AND CROSSBONES — череп иnкость
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKULL — сущ. череп Syn : cranium thick skull ≈ медный лоб, тупость череп - * and crossbones череп и кости (эмблема …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROSSBONES — noun plural Date: 1686 two leg or arm bones placed or depicted crosswise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKULL — Skeletal framework of the head. With the exception of the lower jaw , its bones meet in immovable joints (sutures) …
Английский словарь Британика
SKULL — I. ˈskəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English skulle, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skulle skull; probably akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural : two leg or arm bones placed or depicted crosswise — see skull and crossbones
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — (n. pl.) A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted …
Английский словарь Webster
CROSSBONES — ( n. pl. ) A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKULL — — skull-less , adj. — skull-like , adj. /skul/ , n. 1. the bony framework of the head, enclosing the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — /kraws"bohnz', kros"-/ , n.pl. a representation of two bones placed crosswise, usually below a skull, to symbolize death. [ 1790-1800; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — n. two bones placed crosswise (usually as a warning of death or danger)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SKULL — I. ˈskəl noun Etymology: Middle English skulle, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skulle skull Date: 13th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROSSBONES — noun plural Date: 1686 : two leg or arm bones placed or depicted crosswise — compare skull and crossbones
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKULL — noun a school, company, or shoal. 2. skull ·noun a covering for the head; a skullcap. 3. skull ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
CROSSBONES — noun ·pl a representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted …
Webster English vocab
CROSSBONES — ■ noun see skull and ~ at skull .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKULL — [skull] n [ME skulle, of Scand origin; akin to Sw skulle skull] (13c) 1: the skeleton of the head of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROSSBONES — [cross.bones] n pl (1798): two leg or arm bones placed or depicted crosswise--compare skull and crossbones
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKULL — skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKULL — skull BrE AmE skʌl ▷ skulls skʌlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — crossbones BrE AmE ˈkrɒs bəʊnz ˈkrɔːs- AmE \ ˈkrɔːs boʊnz ˈkrɑːs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKULL — / skʌl; NAmE / noun 1. the bone structure that forms the head and surrounds and protects the brain SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — / ˈkrɒsbəʊnz; NAmE ˈkrɔːsboʊnz/ noun [ pl. ] ➡ skull and crossbones
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SKULL — skull /skʌl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ] 1 . the bones …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROSSBONES — cross ‧ bones /ˈkrɒsbəʊnz $ ˈkrɒːsboʊnz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] ⇨ ↑ skull and crossbones
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKULL — n. 1 the bony case of the brain of a vertebrate. 2 a the part of the skeleton corresponding to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSSBONES — n. a representation of two crossed thigh-bones (see SKULL).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKULL — n. 1 the bony case of the brain of a vertebrate. 2 a the part of the skeleton corresponding to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — n. a representation of two crossed thigh-bones (see SKULL).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKULL — n.1 the bony case of the brain of a vertebrate. 2 a the part of the skeleton corresponding to the …
Oxford English vocab
CROSSBONES — n. a representation of two crossed thigh-bones (see SKULL).
Oxford English vocab
SKULL — ( skulls) Your skull is the bony part of your head which encloses your brain. Her husband was later treated …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — see skull and crossbones
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — see skull and ~
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SKULL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROSSBONES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES skull and crossbones EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All of the drums were marked with a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKULL — [noun] [C] - the bony part of the head, which surrounds the brainThe soldiers discovered piles of human skulls and …
Cambridge English vocab
CROSSBONES — [noun] - See skull and crossbones at skull
Cambridge English vocab
SKULL — n. Skeletal framework of the head. With the exception of the lower jaw , its bones meet in immovable joints …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SKULL — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Death, Grim Reaper, Pale Death, Reaper, angel of death, brain box, brainpan, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CROSSBONES — Synonyms and related words : Azrael, Black Death, Calvary cross, Christogram, Death, Greek cross, Grim Reaper, Jerusalem cross, Latin cross, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SKULL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ thick , thin ▪ fractured ▪ He suffered a fractured ~ in an accident in …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CROSSBONES — изображение двух скрещенных берцовых костей под черепом, эмблема смерти или опасности
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKULL — skull.ogg skʌl n 1. череп skull and crossbones - череп и кости ( эмблема смерти ) 2. разг. башка, голова …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROSSBONES — n pl изображение двух скрещённых берцовых костей под черепом, эмблема смерти или опасности
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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