释义
[ hed -lis ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhɛd lɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective without a head.
having the head cut off; beheaded.
having no leader or chief; leaderless.
foolish; stupid: a headless argument.
Origin of headless before 1000; Middle English he (ve )dles, Old English hēafodlēas. See head, -less
OTHER WORDS FROM headless head·less·ness, noun Words nearby headless heading sword, head in the clouds, have one's, head in the sand, headlamp, headland, headless , headless mule, head lettuce, headlight, headline, headliner
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IS celebrated the assaults by posting online photos of headless bodies that the group claimed were soldiers killed in the attacks.
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A few days after this fateful visit, each visionary reported seeing images of rivers of blood and headless corpses.
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In the pilot, Brooks proves himself to be the lamest cop of all time by agreeing to lead the headless horseman to his head.
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Naturally, the headless horseman is really the first horseman of the apocalypse.
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I've already reconciled myself to being the headless horseman for a while.
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He was condemned as a heretic, the headless body was relaxed and burnt and the head was set over one of the gateways.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles Lea
The bunch of headless snakes hangs there still, swinging to and fro as the wind plays through the oak.
Hodge and His Masters | Richard Jefferies
For over an hour the headless body crawled, or tried to crawl, always toward the lake.
Rolf In The Woods | Ernest Thompson Seton
The other pulled him out as agreed, but was much astonished to find him headless .
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British Dictionary definitions for headless adjective without a head
without a leader
foolish or stupid
prosody another word for catalectic
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