decapitated, chick, run around like headless chickens,

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QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"This is a panic in the way of the fine 19th-century panics, where we all run around like headless chickens."
R. JEREMY GRANTHAM, chairman of a Boston investment firm.



chick

n.

1. 1. A young chicken.
   2. The young of any bird.
2. A child.
3. Slang. A girl or young woman.

[Middle English chike, variant of chiken, chicken. See chicken.]

IN BRIEF: Young bird especially of domestic fowl.

The small yellow chick jumped out of my hands and tried to fly.
Tutor's tip: When the sheik (Arab leader, also spelled sheikh) referred to her as a chick (slang for a girl), the chic (elegant, stylish) young woman thought he had a lot of cheek (slang for arrogance).


headless
adj.

1. 1. Formed without a head.
   2. Decapitated.
2. Lacking a leader or director.
3. Lacking intelligence and prudence; stupid or foolish.

headlessness head'less·ness n.