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Skull vs Potty - What's the difference?

skull | potty |

As nouns the difference between skull and potty

is that skull is (anatomy) the main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium or skull can be while potty is a chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.

As verbs the difference between skull and potty

is that skull is to hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object while potty is (childish) variant of go potty.

As an adjective potty is

(informal) insane.

skull

English

(wikipedia skull)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), probably from (etyl) . Compare (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m). http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skull?s=t

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • He was about to roar when, lying among the black sticks and straw under the cliff, he saw a whole skull'—perhaps a cow's '''skull''', a '''skull''', perhaps, with the teeth in it. Sobbing, but absent-mindedly, he ran farther and farther away until he held the ' skull in his arms.
  • A symbol for death; death's-head
    • Derived terms
    * numskull, numbskull * skull and crossbones * (l)
    Synonyms
    * brainpan * cranium (anatomy) * harnpan
    Meronyms
    * (-)
    See also
    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.

    • References

    Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1586 , , Albion’s England :
    • A knavish skull of boys and girls did pelt at him.
  • * 1601 , (Philemon Holland) (translator), (Pliny the Elder) (author), , book IX, chapter xv: “Of the names and natures of many fishes.”:
    • These fishs, togither with the old Tunies and the young, called Pelamides, enter in great flotes and skulls , into the sea Pontus, for the sweet food that they there find: and every companie of them hath their fever all leaders and captaines; and before them all, the Maquerels lead the way; which, while they be in the water, have a colour of brimstone; but without, like they be to the rest.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    potty

    English

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (potties)
  • A chamber pot used by young children while learning control of their bladder and bowels.
  • *
  • *
  • (childish) A toilet bowl. Can be used as essentially a synonym of toilet or bathroom in some phrases, e.g. , porta-potty, potty humor.
    • Synonyms
    * chamberpot, po, pot

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (childish) Variant of go potty.
    • Derived terms
    * go potty * potty break * potty mouth * potty-training * porta-potty

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Insane.
    • The noise that the neighbour's kids were making was driving Fred potty .
  • (dated)
  • * (Rudyard Kipling)
    • "A potty little nine-hole affair at a hydro in the Midlands. My cousins stay there. Always will. Not but what the fourth and the seventh holes take some doing. You could manage it, though," he said encouragingly.
    Synonyms
    * See also