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| Main Entry: |
cranium
 [krey-nee-uhm] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skull |
| Synonyms: | braincase, brainpan, crown, head |
| Notes: | the skull is the bony framework while the cranium is all the bones of the skull except for one, the mandible/lower jaw |
| Main Entry: | skull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brain |
| Synonyms: | cranium, head, mind, scalp, skullcap, vertex |
| Notes: | a scull is a long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward - or a racing shell propelled by one, two, or four rowers each using a pair of sculls; a skull is the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates the skull is the bony framework while the cranium is all the bones of the skull except for one, the mandible/lower jaw |
| Main Entry: | noodle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | head |
| Synonyms: | attic, belfry, brain, coconut, cranium, crown*, dome, gray matter, noddle, noggin, pate, poll, scalp, skull, think tank, thinker*, top story, upper story, upstairs |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
- There must be a cranium with enough room for a brain and protection of it.
- The face and cranium of the fossil have features found in both early and modern human species.
- It's an unmistakable metaphor for a guy who finds the bony cranium an incidental obstacle to studying gray matter.
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