header

noun

head·er ˈhe-dər

Synonyms of header next

: one that removes heads

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

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

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

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

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

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

: a fall or dive headfirst

took a header into the pool

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

: head sense 15a(1)

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

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 Chiellini got his head on it, one-bouncing a header that Clark stopped with a magnificent save. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023 Click the small icon underneath the header, which lists currently installed plug-ins, then scroll down to Plug-In Store to find new ones. —

WIRED, 24 Sep. 2023 In the ninth minute, Gyasi Zardes’ header pinged off the post, and Driussi had a header saved by Bingham. —

oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023 Photos of Swift were also placed as the league’s TikTok header. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023 Portland settled into the match a bit, save for a pair of chances for Zardes in the 24th minute (a toe-poke past Zac McGraw) and in the 28th minute (an uncontested header that sailed high). —

oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023 Of their 35 corner kicks, only one — Horan’s header that salvaged the draw with the Dutch — produced a goal. —

John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023 With Sunday’s double header, the network averaged 19.732 million viewers for the evening. —

Breanna Bell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023 And a header in the second half for Kokomo’s only goal in a 4-1 loss to West Lafayette Tuesday. —

The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023 See More

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