header

[ hed-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.

  2. a reaping machine that cuts off and gathers only the heads of the grain.

  1. a chamber to which the ends of a number of tubes are connected so that water or steam may pass freely from one tube to the other.

  2. Automotive. an exhaust manifold.

  3. Building Trades.

    • a brick or stone laid in a wall or the like so that its shorter ends are exposed or parallel to the surface.: Compare stretcher (def. 5).

    • 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.

  4. Informal. a plunge or dive headfirst, as into water: He stumbled and took a header into the ditch.

  5. Soccer. a pass or shot made by heading the ball.

  6. a sign that is part of or attached to the top of a rack displaying merchandise.

  7. Computers. a line of information placed at the top of a page for purposes of identification.

Origin of header

1
First recorded in 1400–50, header is from the late Middle English word heder.See head, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for header

header

/ (ˈhɛdə) /


noun
  1. Also called: header tank a reservoir, tank, or hopper that maintains a gravity feed or a static fluid pressure in an apparatus

  2. a manifold for distributing a fluid supply amongst a number of passages

  1. a machine that trims the heads from castings, forgings, etc, or one that forms heads, as in wire, to make nails

  2. a person who operates such a machine

  3. a brick or stone laid across a wall so that its end is flush with the outer surface: Compare stretcher (def. 5)

  4. the action of striking a ball with the head

  5. informal a headlong fall or dive

  6. computing

    • a block of data on a tape or disk providing information about the size, location, etc, of a file

    • (as modifier): header card; header label

  7. dialect a mentally unbalanced person

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