header

/hˈɛdɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
“the heading seemed to have little to do with the text”
horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
a headlong jump (or fall)
“he took a header into the shrubbery”

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