Headless
['hedlɪs] or ['hɛdləs]
Definition
(adj.) not having a head or formed without a head ; 'the headless horseman'; 'brads are headless nails' .
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Definition
(a.) Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
(a.) Destitute of a chief or leader.
(a.) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Acephalous.
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Examples
- The deep bell of St Paul's was striking nine as he passed under the shadow of Temple Bar, headless and forlorn in these degenerate days. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- My long-sword circled whirring through the air, and a great ape sprawled, headless, at the feet of the fainting girls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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