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[ adjective ] not having a head or formed without a head

Examples

"the headless horseman" "brads are headless nails"

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

The steeple leaned backward , while the church advanced like a headless creature in a long , shapeless coat .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

One moment there was a man in the saddle ; the next a headless horror on a horse that bolted through the redcoat ranks , and during the next second or two , we all_of us fired into the suddenly disorganized column of soldiers .

Related terms

headed beheaded acephalous

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[ adjective ] not using intelligence

Synonyms

brainless

Related terms

unintelligent

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