headless
/ˈhɛdləs/ adjective B2- Synonym of decapitated. · How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod?
- Naturally having and needing no head. · headless invertebrates
- Without a head (hardware or device feature). · a headless nail; a headless set screw
- Without leadership. · The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing.
- Not having a head morpheme or word.
- Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
- Without a head of foam.
From the library
And there’s a headless man stalks up and down the path and skeletons glower at you between the boughs.
She marched the shrinking ghost-seer down to the spring and ordered her to proceed straightway over the bridge and into the dusky retreats of wailing ladies and headless specters beyond.
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