headless

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//ˈhɛdləs//

Without a head (body part). Synonym of decapitated.

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Without a head (body part). Synonym of decapitated.
How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod?
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Without a head (body part). Naturally having and needing no head.
headless invertebrates
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Without a head (hardware or device feature).
a headless nail; a headless set screw
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Without leadership.
The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing.
His forsaken soldiers, being now a headless company, and no longer an army to be feared, obtained nevertheless a reasonable composition from the Carthaginians […]
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Not having a head morpheme or word.
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Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
/redirect. Used for console redirection in headless servers.
Routers typically run headless, without a keyboard or monitor.
This is not unexpected for a Windows system running as a virtual machine or a headless server,[…]
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Without a head of foam.
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obsoletoHeedless.
1579, E. K. (Edward Kirke?), Notes on Spenser’s The Shepheardes Calender If any one will rashly blame such his choice of old and unwonted words, him may I more justly blame and condemn, either of witless headiness in judging, or of headless hardiness in condemning.
THENOT: Cuddy, I wot thou kenſt little Good, / So vainly to advance thy headleſs Hood.
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obsoletoRimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange).
A headless shell doesn't have a flange.

Etimologia

From 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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headless · Without a head (body part). Synonym of decapitated.

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