headless
(adjective) not having a head or formed without a head; “the headless horseman”; “brads are headless nails”
brainless, headless
(adjective) not using intelligence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
headless (not comparable)
Without a head; decapitated.
Without leadership.
(linguistics, of a phrase or compound) Not having a head morpheme or word.
(computing) Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g, monitor) or input device (e.g, keyboard, mouse).
(of beer) Without a head of foam.
(obsolete) Heedless.
Source: Wiktionary
Head"less, a. Etym: [AS. heáfodleás.]
1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
2. Destitute of a chief or leader. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate. [Obs.] Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in condemning. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 April 2025
(noun) an instance or single occasion for some event; “this time he succeeded”; “he called four times”; “he could do ten at a clip”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
