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Header

noun

A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about. Synonyms: head, heading.

Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window. Synonym: lintel.

Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall. Synonyms: cope, coping.

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).

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"Header" Quotes from Famous Books

... the skipper exclaimed suddenly. "That does for her chance. I think I had better get the jib header ready for hoisting, Mr. Carthew; the spar is bending like ...

— The Queen's Cup • G. A. Henty

... the sallow-faced, defiant figure that was observing their every action. The boy looked as though ready to brave them to their face, if so be they turned out to be new enemies; or even take a header over the side, should they show signs of wanting to detain ...

— Chums in Dixie - or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat • St. George Rathborne

Words linked to "Header" : rubric, harvester, subhead, soccer, striking, association football, lemma, hit, crosshead, subheading, jumping, reaper, red-header, running headline, head, jump, beam, running head, headline, newspaper headline, statute title, coping, line, hitting, wall, crossheading, brick, title