headless
Without a headWithout a head (body part).: Synonym of decapitated.
» The police found a headless corpse in the park near my house.
Meaning
9 sensesWithout a head (body part).
(not comparable)Synonym of decapitated.
How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod?
(not comparable)Naturally having and needing no head.
headless invertebrates
not having a head or formed without a head
(not comparable)Without a head (hardware or device feature).
a headless nail; a headless set screw
(not comparable)Without leadership.
The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing.
(not comparable)Not having a head morpheme or word.
(not comparable)Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
(not comparable)Without a head of foam.
(not comparable, obsolete)Heedless.
(not comparable, obsolete)Rimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange).
A headless shell doesn't have a flange.
Examples
7 sentencesThe police found a headless corpse in the park near my house.
Tom is running around like a headless chicken.
He is running around like a headless chicken.
ruОн бегает кругом как курица с отрубленной головой.
One statue is armless and the other is headless.
Like a headless chicken.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas (“headless”), equivalenFrom Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas (“headless”), equivalent to head + -less. Cognate with Dutch hoofdloos (“headless”), Danish hovedløs (“headless”), Swedish huvudlös (“headless”), Icelandic höfuðlaus (“headless”). Piecewise doublet of chefless and chiefless.
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- not using intelligence:brainless