header header /ˈhɛdɝ/

noun

1. A headlong jump (or fall)  ( header )
   a headlong jump (or fall)
    He took a header into the shrubbery
   he took a header into the shrubbery
   
2. (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head  ( header )
   (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
   
3. A machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon  ( header )
   a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
    During harvest season, the header is essential for efficiently collecting grain.
   During harvest season, the header is essential for efficiently collecting grain.
   
   
4. 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  ( header )
   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
    The contractor installed a header above the window to provide structural support.
   The contractor installed a header above the window to provide structural support.
   
   
5. Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall  ( cope , header , coping )
   brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
   
   
6. Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window  ( header , lintel )
   horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
    The lintel is a beam that supports the weight of the wall above the door
   The lintel is a beam that supports the weight of the wall above the door
   
   
7. A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about  ( head , header , heading )
   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
   the heading seemed to have little to do with the text