header

noun

head·er | \ ˈhe-dər

Definition of header

1 : one that removes heads especially : a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon

2a : a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall

b : a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters

c : a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening : lintel

d : a conduit (such as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open

e : a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)

3 : a fall or dive headfirst took a header into the pool

4 : a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball

5a : head sense 15a(1)

b : information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document — compare footer sense 2

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Examples of header in a Sentence

She tripped on the rock and took a header. He scored with a header past the goalie.

Recent Examples on the Web Select a column header to sort by vaccination rate, number of doses or geography. — Freep.com, "Vaccinating Michigan: Tracking the progress of the state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout," 19 Feb. 2021 So don’t number your entries; don’t group several entries under a single header. — Washington Post, "Style Conversational Week 1424: It’s hive time for another Spelling Bee contest," 18 Feb. 2021 Liverpool surged forward in search of a late winner but West Brom keeper Sam Johnstone made a stunning fingertip save to keep out Roberto Firmino's header. — Paul Gittings, CNN, "West Brom stuns Liverpool with late equalizer," 27 Dec. 2020 Junior back Ricky Schissler served a free kick from 30-plus yards that Schlee got just enough of with a header to tuck inside the far post. — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, "Anthony Schlee’s hat trick lifts Curley soccer past John Carroll, 3-0," 4 Nov. 2020 The Vikings finally broke through in the 77th minute as Tinoco was left open on the back post and cut the lead in half with his header. — Joseph Halm, NOLA.com, "West Jefferson builds early lead and then holds on to edge Airline," 6 Feb. 2021 Jordan Morris had the final good look for Seattle in the 80th minute, but his header was saved by Eloy Room. — cleveland, "Columbus Crew celebrates second MLS title after beating Seattle Sounders 3-0," 14 Dec. 2020 However, pressure in the Starship header tanks, located in the upper part of the vehicle, was not high enough. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Rocket Report: SN8 meets its fate, SLS Green Run tests to resume next week," 11 Dec. 2020 Chicago threatened early and often Wednesday, taking a 1-0 lead on forward Robert Beric’s header from inside the 18-yard box in the 17th minute. — Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, "Minnesota United rallies for 2-2 draw with Chicago," 4 Nov. 2020

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