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Synonyms for skull

Most common

brain-pan cross-bones scalp cranium harn-pan

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.

Forms

Plural
skulls → craniums, heads, brain-pans, scalps…

Example sentences

  • scalp Her hair is very thin and you could see her scalp.
  • cranium The cranium contains the brain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
skullrising
scalprising
craniumsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
head1
5 letters
scalp1
6 letters
sconce1
7 letters
cranium3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cranium3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
crâne
Italiano
cranio
Español
cráneo
Deutsch
Schädel
Català
crani