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Definition of headless in English: headlessadjective ˈhɛdləsˈhɛdləs 1(of a body) having no head. Example sentencesExamples - The person who took it is absolutely convinced that it's a photo of the headless ghost who walks around the castle walls.
- A headless statue of Minerva was sold for £1000.
- Initial reports described numerous casualties because witnesses initially mistook the headless figures for people.
- Smugglers made it the subject of a number of ghost stories, including the common one of a phantom black coach drawn by four headless black horses.
- The headless bodies of seven people were discovered.
- He appears as an eerie mannequin: although elegantly clad in a hunting coat and breeches, he is headless as if he has just been put through a guillotine.
- The neighborhoods are populated with old, dilapidated houses with overgrown lawns full of cinder blocks and headless dolls floating in rusty water barrels.
- A permanent installation by a Polish artist features 112 larger than life-size, headless cast-iron figures.
- Officers say two headless birds were found on farmland, and another pair had their necks snapped.
- Shabby squeak-toys and the headless action figures of a thousand neglectful tots rose from the unkempt lawns.
2(of an object) lacking a tip, end, or top part. Example sentencesExamples - David is sat on a stool with a headless guitar, strumming and singing.
- Room service is often slow and those funny headless hangers never work.
- According to tradition he fell at Dittingdale, near Castlebridge, struck in the throat by a headless arrow.
- I swigged a strangely headless pint of stout, got to know my rather personable and engaging coursemates a little better, and generally had a grand time.
- They were the manufacturer of headless guitars.
- 2.1 (of a nail, pin, etc.) lacking a flattened or knobbed end.
Example sentencesExamples - The screws and plates implanted in a damaged hip or knee can cost a pretty penny — $382 in the case of a 3-milimeter headless compression screw.
- Had they been in possession of a handful of headless nails and a hammer, they could have spiked Wellington's artillery.
- Since the pins are headless, they tend to leave less-noticeable holes than in the case of regular nailing.
- A pin-nailer works on air pressure and shoots headless nails or pins into a trim to hold it against a wall.
- The first machine-cut nails were flat and headless.
- 2.2 (of a flower or vegetable) lacking a compact mass of leaves or flowers at the top of the stem.
strange, headless flowers Example sentencesExamples - From surviving pictures and reliefs, it is clear that Egyptian cabbage was headless.
- Despite the violence, the riot shields, the tear gas, the headless flowers and the smashed cars, there was actually very little trouble this week, considering.
- I came home and peered into the pot and saw headless artichokes.
- He also sold bouquets of nettles, thistles, and headless flower stalks.
- The Greeks cultivated headless cabbages and invested them with a religious significance.
3(of an organization) lacking a person in charge; having no director or leader. the department is headless the bank is currently headless Example sentencesExamples - "A headless republic would offer the ultimate minimalist model, clearly avoiding the danger of an elected presidency becoming an alternative and destabilising source of power," he says.
- Many governmental organisations are headless because they have not bothered to recommend the right candidates.
- I talked about "swarming" and the accusation that bloggers are a "headless mob".
- It is worthwhile to mention that the department has been headless for the past one month.
- He left the organisation headless for quite some time.
- We have welfare officers who each have a dozen headless families to look after.
- That's why the church is like what it is at the moment — a headless church.
- Both sides easily persuaded the headless ministry to abolish itself.
- They cannot hope to begin meeting the very basic services and housing needs of a significant segment of the population while effectively running headless government departments.
- Right now it is a headless party, with the leader's extended sojourn in England.
4Having no sense; stupid. headless idiots who can't string more than two passes together Example sentencesExamples - He was known to have called the player "tactically naive" after some of his more headless performances last season.
- His misery was further compounded by the needless and headless sending off of the influential defender.
- It's a shame that stories aren't unbiased anymore and have opinions that the headless take as fact.
- The anxiety attacks that are already afflicting MPs will be the more likely to swell into headless panic about losing the next election.
- You may call me optimist or headless fan, but I really doubt there will be any hint of dubstep on the album.
Definition of headless in US English: headlessadjectiveˈhedləsˈhɛdləs 1(of a body) having no head. Example sentencesExamples - The headless bodies of seven people were discovered.
- Smugglers made it the subject of a number of ghost stories, including the common one of a phantom black coach drawn by four headless black horses.
- A permanent installation by a Polish artist features 112 larger than life-size, headless cast-iron figures.
- The neighborhoods are populated with old, dilapidated houses with overgrown lawns full of cinder blocks and headless dolls floating in rusty water barrels.
- He appears as an eerie mannequin: although elegantly clad in a hunting coat and breeches, he is headless as if he has just been put through a guillotine.
- Initial reports described numerous casualties because witnesses initially mistook the headless figures for people.
- Officers say two headless birds were found on farmland, and another pair had their necks snapped.
- A headless statue of Minerva was sold for £1000.
- The person who took it is absolutely convinced that it's a photo of the headless ghost who walks around the castle walls.
- Shabby squeak-toys and the headless action figures of a thousand neglectful tots rose from the unkempt lawns.
2(of an object) lacking a tip, end, or top part. Example sentencesExamples - Room service is often slow and those funny headless hangers never work.
- David is sat on a stool with a headless guitar, strumming and singing.
- I swigged a strangely headless pint of stout, got to know my rather personable and engaging coursemates a little better, and generally had a grand time.
- According to tradition he fell at Dittingdale, near Castlebridge, struck in the throat by a headless arrow.
- They were the manufacturer of headless guitars.
- 2.1 (of a nail, pin, etc.) lacking a flattened or knobbed end.
Example sentencesExamples - A pin-nailer works on air pressure and shoots headless nails or pins into a trim to hold it against a wall.
- Had they been in possession of a handful of headless nails and a hammer, they could have spiked Wellington's artillery.
- The screws and plates implanted in a damaged hip or knee can cost a pretty penny — $382 in the case of a 3-milimeter headless compression screw.
- Since the pins are headless, they tend to leave less-noticeable holes than in the case of regular nailing.
- The first machine-cut nails were flat and headless.
- 2.2 (of a flower or vegetable) lacking a compact mass of leaves or flowers at the top of the stem.
strange, headless flowers Example sentencesExamples - From surviving pictures and reliefs, it is clear that Egyptian cabbage was headless.
- I came home and peered into the pot and saw headless artichokes.
- He also sold bouquets of nettles, thistles, and headless flower stalks.
- The Greeks cultivated headless cabbages and invested them with a religious significance.
- Despite the violence, the riot shields, the tear gas, the headless flowers and the smashed cars, there was actually very little trouble this week, considering.
3(of an organization) lacking a person in charge; having no director or leader. the department is headless the bank is currently headless Example sentencesExamples - They cannot hope to begin meeting the very basic services and housing needs of a significant segment of the population while effectively running headless government departments.
- We have welfare officers who each have a dozen headless families to look after.
- I talked about "swarming" and the accusation that bloggers are a "headless mob".
- Both sides easily persuaded the headless ministry to abolish itself.
- Many governmental organisations are headless because they have not bothered to recommend the right candidates.
- It is worthwhile to mention that the department has been headless for the past one month.
- That's why the church is like what it is at the moment — a headless church.
- He left the organisation headless for quite some time.
- Right now it is a headless party, with the leader's extended sojourn in England.
- "A headless republic would offer the ultimate minimalist model, clearly avoiding the danger of an elected presidency becoming an alternative and destabilising source of power," he says.
4Having no sense; stupid. headless idiots who can't string more than two passes together Example sentencesExamples - The anxiety attacks that are already afflicting MPs will be the more likely to swell into headless panic about losing the next election.
- You may call me optimist or headless fan, but I really doubt there will be any hint of dubstep on the album.
- His misery was further compounded by the needless and headless sending off of the influential defender.
- He was known to have called the player "tactically naive" after some of his more headless performances last season.
- It's a shame that stories aren't unbiased anymore and have opinions that the headless take as fact.
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