header

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/ˈhɛdɚ/

noun 5verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

long

He scored a long header from just outside the penalty area.

VERB + HEADER

diving, name, reduce, scored, took

He scored a brilliant header in the final minute of the match.

HEADER + NOUN

payment, stairs, status

She took a header down the stairs and ended up with a broken arm.

PREP.

down, from, in, in, with

He took a header down the stairs and ended up in the hospital.

ADV.

already

She already took a header into the pool during the cannonball contest.

Definitions

noun

The upper portion of a page (or other) layout.

If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page.

Text, or other visual information, used to mark off a quantity of text, often titling or summarizing it.

Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice.

Text, or other visual information, that goes at the top of a column of information in a table.

That column should have the header "payment status".

A font, text style, or typesetting used for any of the above.

Parts of speech belong in a level-three header. Level-two headers are reserved for the name of the language.

The first part of a file or record that describes its contents.

The header includes an index, an identifier, and a pointer to the next entry.

verb

To strike (a ball) with one's head.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

noun — horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or win

lintel

noun — a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

If you reduce the header of this document, the body will fit onto a single page.

Wiktionary

Your header is too long; "Local Cannibals" will suffice.

Wiktionary

That column should have the header "payment status".

Wiktionary

Tom took a header down the stairs.

Tatoeba · #1568646

Enter your name in the header.

Tatoeba · #7558153

Tom scored a header in the 35th minute, putting his team in front.

Tatoeba · #9175892

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, header is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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