header

/hˈɛdɝ/

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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"
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horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
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brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
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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
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a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
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(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
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a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"