Word Games Pro Dictionary
header
A headlong jump (or fall)
Quick reference
Word Facts
How it sounds
Pronunciation
Listen
Audio Pronunciation
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A headlong jump (or fall)
“He took a header into the shrubbery”
noun
(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
noun
A machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
noun
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
noun
Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
noun
Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
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”
In context
Example Sentences
He took a header into the shrubbery
The heading seemed to have little to do with the text
Similar words
Synonyms
Check yourself
Practise This Word
Three quick questions on this word. Nothing is recorded — practise it as often as you like.