skull
• noun 1 a bone framework enclosing the brain of a person or animal. 2 informal a person’s head or brain. — PHRASES out of one’s skull informal 1 insane. 2 very drunk. skull and crossbones a representation of a skull with two thigh bones crossed below it as an emblem of piracy or death. — ORIGIN of unknown origin.
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