Modifies a noun

• coachman: So here is probably the origin of the legend of the ghostly coach and headless coachmen, a century older than the Borley one.

• horseman: There is a headless horseman who patrols along the Tyndall Avenue at night on his black horse.

• chicken: The term headless chickens just about sums up the forward.

• corpse: His headless corpse was later found in a ditch.

• torso: Grix's last thought was fear for his children, as he dropped heavily onto Tommy's headless torso.

• ghost: The headless ghost of the hound is seen from time wandering through the bar at closing time looking for his lost head.

Modifying Another Word

• nearly: Netribution sources say Cleese just gave a lecture at Cornell University, where he confirmed he will play Nick the Nearly Headless Ghost.

• now: St Edmund's head, left, lies between the ( now headless ) wolf's paws.

Used with adjective complement

• appear: The corpses appear headless, the flesh chewed at, the manner of death not clear.

• run: How do I configure Linux to run headless with a terminal connected to a serial port?