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Share This head·er Audio Help / ˈhɛd / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ hed -er] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
2. a reaping machine that cuts off and gathers only the heads of the grain.
3. a chamber to which the ends of a number of tubes are connected so that water or steam may pass freely from one tube to the other.
4. Automotive .
5. Building Trades . a. a brick or stone laid in a wall or the like so that its shorter ends are exposed or parallel to the surface. Compare stretcher (def. 5) .
b. 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.
6. Informal . He stumbled and took a header into the ditch.
7. Soccer .
8. a sign that is part of or attached to the top of a rack displaying merchandise.
9. Computers .
[Origin:
1400–50; late ME
heder. See head , -er 1 ]
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One that fits a head on an object.
One that removes a head from an object, especially a machine that reaps the heads of grain and passes them into a wagon or receptacle.
A pipe that serves as a central connection for two or more smaller pipes.
A floor or roof beam placed between two long beams that supports the ends of the tailpieces.
A brick or stone laid at a right angle to the face of a wall so that only its short end is showing. Also called bonder .
Informal A headlong dive or fall.Sports A pass or shot made in soccer by heading the ball.Textual information, such as a title, date, or page number, positioned in the top margin of a page and usually repeated throughout a document.
A raised tank or hopper that maintains a constant pressure or supply to a system, especially the small tank that supplies water to a central heating system.
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Share This header noun 1. 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" [syn: heading ] 2. horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window 3. brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall 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 5. a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon 6. (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head 7. a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"
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Share This ˈheader 1 noun
a fall or dive forwards
Example:
He slipped and took a header into the mud.
Arabic: غَطْسَة رأسِيَّه Chinese (Simplified): 头朝下的一跳（或跌落） Chinese (Traditional): 頭朝下跳入(水) Czech: pád (po hlavě) Danish: hovedspring Dutch: voorover vallen Estonian: pea ees hüpe või kukkumine Finnish: putoaminen, sukellus French: plongeon German: der Kopfsprung Greek: βουτιά Hungarian: fejes(ugrás) Icelandic: kollsteypa Indonesian: serudukan Italian: caduta di testa*
Japanese: さかさ落ち Korean: 곤두박이로 떨어지기 Latvian: lēciens uz galvas (ūdenī) Lithuanian: kritimas, *nėrimas galva Norwegian: stup, hodekulls fall Polish: skok na główkę Portuguese (Brazil): queda de cabeça Portuguese (Portugal): mergulho Romanian: plonjon Russian: падение головой вниз Slovak: skok strmhlav; pád hlavou Slovenian: skok na glavo Spanish: salto, *caída de cabeza Swedish: huvudhopp, dykning, fall på huvudet Turkish: baş aşağı düşme
ˈheader 2 noun
(in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head
Example:
He scored with a great header.
Arabic: ضَربَة بالرأس Chinese (Simplified): 顶球 Chinese (Traditional): 頂球 Czech: hlavička Danish: hovedstød Dutch: kopbal Estonian: pealöök Finnish: pukkaus French: coup de tête German: der Kopfball Greek: κεφαλιά Hungarian: (labda)fejelés Icelandic: skalli Indonesian: sundulan Italian: colpo di testa*
Japanese: ヘッディング Korean: 헤딩에 의한 슛［패스］ Latvian: (futbolā) sitiens ar galvu Lithuanian: smūgis galva Norwegian: nikk, skalle Polish: główka Portuguese (Brazil): cabeçada Portuguese (Portugal): cabeçada Romanian: lovitură cu capul Russian: удар головой Slovak: hlavička Slovenian: udarec z glavo Spanish: cabezazo Swedish: nick Turkish: kafa vuruşu
See also: -headed ,
above someone's head ,
head-dress ,
headache ,
headband ,
headgear ,
heading ,
headlamp ,
headland ,
headlight ,
headline ,
headlines ,
headlong ,
headphones ,
headrest ,
headscarf, headsquare ,
headstone ,
headstrong ,
headwind ,
head-on ,
headfirst ,
headquarters ,
go to someone's head ,
head ,
head louse ,
head off ,
head over heels ,
headmaster ,
heads ,
heads or tails? ,
keep one's head ,
lose one's head ,
make head or tail of ,
make headway ,
off one's head
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Share This header packet , preceding the actual data, containing source and destination addresses, error checking and other fields.electronic mail message or news article that precedes the body of a message and contains, among other things, the sender's name and e-mail address and the date and time the message was sent.
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Head"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.
2. One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader. [R.]
3. (Arch.) (a) A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall. (b) In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends of the tailpieces.
4. A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only.
5. A fall or plunge headforemost, as while riding a bicycle, or in bathing; as, to take a header. [Colloq.]
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