Heading
Word | HEADING |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | head ing |
Pronunciations | [ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ] |
Definitions and meanings of "Heading"
What do we mean by heading?
The title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning, as of a paragraph, letter, or chapter. noun
The course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is pointing or moving. noun
A gallery or drift in a mine. noun
The end of a gallery or drift. noun
The act or process of providing with a head: as, the heading of a pin or of a barrel. noun
That which stands at the head; especially, a title; a caption: as, the heading of a paper. noun
Material to form a head, as timber for forming the heads of casks. noun
The foam on liquor. noun
A preparation of equal parts of alum and green vitriol, used in brewing. noun
In dressmaking: The upper edge of a flounce or ruffle which projects above the line stitched on the dress, etc. noun
Any narrow braid or trimming placed at the head of a flounce, ruffle, fringe, or other trimming. noun
In lace-making, the edge of the lace on the side sewed to the dress, whether as a part of the design or in the form of a separate braid. noun
In fireworks, the particular device of a rocket, especially when used as a signal: as, a star-heading. noun
A driftway or passage excavated in the line of an intended tunnel, forming a gullet in which the men work. noun
In coal-mining: noun
Plural In placer-mining, the mass of gravel above the head of the sluice. noun
In brickwork, a row or course of headers; a heading-course. noun
The molding above a door or a window; a head-mold. noun
Homespun cloth. noun
To be in command of. (See also head up.)
To come at the beginning of; to commence.
To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
To move in a specified direction.
To remove the head from a fish.
To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
To form a head.
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
To cut off the top of; to lop off.
To behead; to decapitate.
To go in front of.
To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
(by extension) To check or restrain.
To set on the head.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Heading
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- Bent Synonyms
- Banner Synonyms
- Azimuth Synonyms
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The word "heading" in example sentences
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