thick-skull

  • 1thick-skull — thickˈ skull noun A blockhead • • • Main Entry: ↑thick …

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  • 2thick-skull — n. Blockhead, dunce, dullard, dolt, numskull, thick head …

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  • 3skull — [ skʌl ] noun count ** 1. ) the bones of the head: a sheep s skull fracture your skull: His skull was fractured in the accident. 2. ) INFORMAL a person s head or mind: The sound of the alarm clock pierced his skull. get something into/through… …

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  • 4skull — [skul] n. [ME scolle < Scand, as in Swed skulle, skull, akin to SCALE3, SHELL] 1. the entire bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of a vertebrate, enclosing and protecting the brain and sense organs, including the bones of the face and… …

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  • 5skull — [skʌl] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) the bones of a person s or animal s head 2.) sb can t get it into their (thick) skull spoken someone is unable to understand something very simple ▪ He can t seem to get it into …

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  • 6Thick-headed — Thick head ed, a. Having a thick skull; stupid. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Thick-skulled — a. Having a thick skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8skull */*/ — UK [skʌl] / US noun [countable] Word forms skull : singular skull plural skulls 1) the bones of the head a sheep s skull fracture your skull: His skull was fractured in the accident. 2) informal a person s head, or their mind The sound of the… …

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  • 9skull — noun (C) 1 the bones of a person s or animal s head 2 sb can t get it into their (thick) skull spoken to be unable to understand something very simple: He can t seem to get it into his skull that I m just not interested in him …

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  • 10skull — /skʌl / (say skul) noun 1. the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head. 2. Colloquial the head as the seat of intelligence or knowledge: *Tell us what s going on in that thick skull of… …