headless

ˈhɛdləs

Definition

Definition of headless - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

leadershiplacking leadership or guidance

The headless team struggled to make decisions.

leaderless

unguided

medicalwithout a head or decapitated

The headless statue stood in the garden.

acephalous

beheaded

decapitated

technology

TECH.

running without a graphical user interface

TECH.

The server operates in a headless mode.

beer

Rare

without a head of foam

Rare

The beer was served headless.

flat

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Expressions with headless

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like a headless chicken

adv.

in a frantic and disorganized manner

She ran around like a headless chicken trying to find her keys.

headless browser

web browser without a graphical interface, often used for automation

A headless browser can test websites without opening a window.

Origin of headless

Old English, heafod (head) + -less (without)

Terms with headless included in their meaning

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sprig

construction

small headless nail

acephalic

adj.

headless

without a head

grub screw

mechanical

small headless screw used to secure components

sparable

oth.

shoemaking

small headless nail for shoe heels

Examples of headless in a sentence

The headless organization faced numerous challenges.
The headless horseman rode through the night.
A headless mannequin was displayed in the store window.
Developers prefer headless systems for automation.
The application runs headless for better performance.
The bartender apologized for the headless beer.

A headless pint was not what he expected.

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French:décapité, sans tête, ...
German:orientierungslose, kopflos, ...
Italian:senza guida, senza testa, ...
Spanish:acéfalo, decapitado, ...
Portuguese:sem liderança, decapitado, ...
Chinese:无领导的, 无头的, ...
Japanese:指導者不在の, 首のない, ...
Arabic:بِلا قِيَادَة, مَقْطوع الرَّأْس, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר הַנְהָגָה, עָרוּף רֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:бесхозяйственный, обезглавленный, ...
Ukrainian:безголовий, без голови, ...
Hindi:नेतृत्वहीन, विहीन, ...
Bengali:নেতৃত্বহীন, মাথাবিহীন, ...
Catalan:desgovernat, decapitat, ...
Czech:bez vedení, bezhlavý, ...
Danish:lederløs, hovedløs, ...
Dutch:leiderschapsloze, hoofdloos, ...
Greek:ακέφαλος, αποκεφαλισμένος, ...
Hungarian:vezető nélküli, lefejezett, ...
Khmer:គ្មានអ្នកដឹកនាំ, គ្មានក្បាល, ...
Korean:리더가 없는, 머리 없는, ...
Persian:بی‌رهبر, بی‌سر, ...
Polish:bez lidera, bezgłowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem liderança, sem cabeça, ...
Romanian:fără lider, fără cap, ...
Swedish:ledarlös, huvudlös, ...
Thai:ไร้ผู้นำ, ไม่มีหัว, ...
Turkish:başsız, kafasız, ...
Vietnamese:vô chủ, không đầu, ...

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