headless
without a head.
having the head cut off; beheaded.
having no leader or chief; leaderless.
foolish; stupid: a headless argument.
Origin of headless
1Other words from headless
- head·less·ness, noun
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How to use headless in a sentence
After attaching to a host, however, the crustacean “regresses” into an amorphous, headless blob, sapping nutrition from their host like the wirehead plugs into current.
Drugs, Robots, and the Pursuit of Pleasure: Why Experts Are Worried About AIs Becoming Addicts | Thomas Moynihan | September 17, 2021 | Singularity HubHe cuts off the Knight’s head, which the headless Knight then lifts so that it can address the company gathered.
The Green Knight is glorious and a little baffling. Let’s untangle it. | Alissa Wilkinson | July 30, 2021 | VoxNo need to adjust your drone before flight, either, thanks to the headless mode that can take flight from anywhere.
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Do you know headless? And what brands fared well in the pandemic; Tuesday’s daily brief | Pamela Parker | March 16, 2021 | Search Engine LandIf a headless worm can regrow a memory, then where is the memory stored, McConnell wondered.
Memories Can Be Injected and Survive Amputation and Metamorphosis - Facts So Romantic | Marco Altamirano | October 20, 2020 | Nautilus
Yes, our phone screens may be filled with headless torsos and “looking?”
IS celebrated the assaults by posting online photos of headless bodies that the group claimed were soldiers killed in the attacks.
A few days after this fateful visit, each visionary reported seeing images of rivers of blood and headless corpses.
Did the Virgin Mary Warn Rwanda’s Holiest Town of the Genocide? | Nina Strochlic | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the pilot, Brooks proves himself to be the lamest cop of all time by agreeing to lead the headless horseman to his head.
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Is TV’s Craziest, Most Over-the-Top New Show ... And You Should Watch It | Amy Zimmerman | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNaturally, the headless horseman is really the first horseman of the apocalypse.
‘Sleepy Hollow’ Is TV’s Craziest, Most Over-the-Top New Show ... And You Should Watch It | Amy Zimmerman | October 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe left the arabyieh at the western entrance and went on foot down the avenue of headless rams.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe ax was to sever the head from the lifeless body, and all the headless trunks were to be interred together.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottWhilst this was being done two coffins were found, and in them there were discovered two headless bodies.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusI put the good nails into kegs, and the headless nails and splinters were sent back to be melted into window weights.
The Iron Puddler | James J. DavisKing Solomon sat headless on his throne of judgment, and the hands of the wicked elders had long since mouldered away.
British Dictionary definitions for headless
/ (ˈhɛdlɪs) /
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