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  3. heading bond
  4. heading broccoli
  5. heading course
  6. heading joint
  7. heading stone
  8. compass heading
  9. cross heading
  10. French heading
  11. magnetic heading
  12. true heading
  13. head cabbage
  14. head in
  15. head off
  16. head up
  17. boxhead

head·ing

noun \ˈhe-diŋ\

Definition of HEADING

1
a : something that forms or serves as a head; especially : an inscription, headline, or title standing at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)
b : the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin
2
: the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points; broadly : direction
3
: drift 6
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Examples of HEADING

  1. What is your current heading?
  2. We organized all the recipes under different subject headings.
  3. His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.

First Known Use of HEADING

1676

Related to HEADING

Synonyms
caption, head, header, headline, rubric, title

Rhymes with HEADING

bedding, Redding, sledding, wedding

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