Plural of skull
regular plural
The plural of skull is skulls.
Forms of skull
| Singular | skull /ˈskʌl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | skulls |
| Countable | countable |
Skulls in a sentence
- Bones available for purchase range from loose femurs to articulated spines to fetal skulls and beyond.2021 October 10, Caroline Anders, “A TikTok bone salesman’s wall of spines reignites ethical debate over selling human remains”, in The…. From the entry exploded skull
- Kids are force-fed the Kool-Aid while their skulls are still soft.2011, Jim Cuba, Running with My Pants Down, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry kool-aid
- When they catch one, they use their shaven skulls for butting, their Bovverboots for caving in ribs.1970 March 29, Nik Cohn, “England's New Teen Style Is Violence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry bovver boots
- God! those carrion black pits of sawed, picked bones and opened skulls!1924, H. P. Lovecraft, “The Rats in the Walls”, in Weird Tales. From the entry pithecanthropoid
- Wretched brutes there at the cattlemarket waiting for the poleaxe to split their skulls open.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 8: Laestrygonians]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey]…. From the entry staggering bob
Meaning of skull
- noun The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
- noun These bones as a symbol for death; death's-head.
- noun The mind or brain.
Questions about the plural of skull
- What is the plural of skull?
- The plural of skull is skulls.
- Is skull countable?
- Skull is a countable noun.
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