Usually means: Symbol for poison or danger.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word skull and crossbones:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. skull and crossbones: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. skull and crossbones: Merriam-Webster
  3. skull and crossbones: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. skull and crossbones: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. skull and crossbones: Collins English Dictionary
  6. skull and crossbones: Vocabulary.com
  7. skull and crossbones: Wordnik
  8. skull and crossbones: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. skull-and-crossbones, skull and crossbones: Wiktionary
  10. skull and crossbones: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. skull and crossbones: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. skull and crossbones: Dictionary.com
  13. Skull and crossbones (Spanish cemetery), Skull and crossbones (disambiguation), Skull and crossbones (military), Skull and crossbones (poison), Skull and crossbones (symbol), Skull and crossbones: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. skull and crossbones: Rhymezone
  15. skull and crossbones: FreeDictionary.org
  16. skull and crossbones: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. skull and crossbones: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. skull and crossbones: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. skull and crossbones: Medical dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. skull and crossbones: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. skull and crossbones: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See skulls_and_crossbones as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (skull and crossbones)

▸ noun:  A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now used on chemical containers and other hazardous items as an indicator of warning of toxicity or other life-threatening dangers or risks.

Similar:
deathskull, fiery cross, skull-fuck, cross, grawlix, gibbet, crucifixion, crucifiction, decollation, recrucifixion, more...

Opposite:
smiley face, happy face, positive symbol

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Similar:
deathskull, fiery cross, skull-fuck, cross, grawlix, gibbet, crucifixion, crucifiction, decollation, recrucifixion, more...

Opposite:
smiley face, happy face, positive symbol



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