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header
  • n  a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
  • n  horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
  • n  brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
  • n  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
  • n  a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
  • n  (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
  • n  a headlong jump (or fall)
    he took a header into the shrubbery
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headfast
  • n  a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf
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headfish
  • n  among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
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headful
  • n  the quantity of information that a head will hold
    he has a headful of baseball statistics
  • n  a covering over the surface of your head
    a headful of tight curls
    a headful of lice
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headgear
  • n  clothing for the head
  • n  the hoist at the pithead of a mine
  • n  stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
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headhunter
  • n  a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
  • n  a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
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heading
  • n  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
  • n  the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
  • n  a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
  • v  to go or travel towards
    where is she heading
  • v  be in charge of
    Who is heading this project?
  • v  travel in front of; go in advance of others
  • v  be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
  • v  direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • v  take its rise
  • v  be in the front of or on top of
  • v  form a head or come or grow to a head
  • v  remove the head of
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headlamp
  • n  a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
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headland
  • n  a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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headlight
  • n  a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
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headline
  • n  the heading or caption of a newspaper article
  • v  publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline
  • v  provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
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