Meaning of 'header'

noun

a headlong jump or fall

Example: "You took a header into the shrubbery."

noun

(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head

noun

a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon

noun

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

noun

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

Synonyms: cope coping

noun

horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

Synonyms: lintel

noun

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

Synonyms: head heading