header

[ hed-er ]

/ ˈhɛd ər /

noun

a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.

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

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.

Automotive. an exhaust manifold.

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.

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

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

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

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

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Origin of header

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

Words nearby header

head count, head dip, headdress, head-dropping test, headed, header, header bond, headfast, headfirst, headfish, head fold

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Example sentences from the Web for header

Well, Uncle John had taken his "header" with a stout heart—who dared to doubt that?
The Hill|Horace Annesley Vachell
Header should be framed across pipe duct, about eighteen inches therefrom.
Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson
He rigged up a header attachment to a row-boat, and nipped the heads off at the surface of the water.
Oklahoma Sunshine|Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
So with their horses being driven to a header box the siege had begun.
The Land of Lure|Elliott Smith

Now is the time for disappearing, and takes a header out of the side door.
The Crest of the Continent|Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for header

header

/ (ˈhɛdə) /

noun

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

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

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

a person who operates such a machine

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

the action of striking a ball with the head

informal a headlong fall or dive

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

dialect a mentally unbalanced person

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