English Explanatory Dictionary

beheadment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In word games, the ability to form words by removing the initial letter.
  2. Synonym of beheading.

Word forms

beheadment

Etymology

From behead + -ment. Word game sense attested since 1888.

Synonyms

beheading

Antonyms

curtailment
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