headless

Everyday

1. Headless means having no head, like a headless statue or ghost. tree →
2. (informal) Running around like a headless chicken means rushing about in panic without thinking. tree →
3. (computing) A headless computer or browser has no screen and is controlled by another computer. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, ghosts and legends (the Headless Horseman); in history, statues and executions (Anne Boleyn's ghost); in everyday talk, the idiom «like a headless chicken»; in computing, headless systems.

Examples

• The Headless Horseman rode through the woods. tree →
• The museum had a headless Roman statue. tree →
• My dad ran around like a headless chicken looking for his keys. tree →
• The snowman was headless after the dog knocked it over. tree →
• The ghost story was about a headless knight. tree →
• And immediately the headless corpse arose and sat beside Raja Rasalu. tree →

Note

Made from «head» + «-less» (without). Other -less words: careless, endless, homeless.