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SKULL AND CROSSBONES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Emblem warning of danger or death
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skull and crossbones" is a kind of...):
emblem (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)
Holonyms ("skull and crossbones" is a part of...):
black flag; blackjack; Jolly Roger; pirate flag (a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship)