heading

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of head

Noun

1. The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
2. The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
4. A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
5. The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
6. The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
7. A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.

head

• Noun
• Adj
• Verb
• Adj

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Synonyms

title

headline

caption

header

head

rubric

degree

direction

gallery

theme

letterhead

style

subject

bearing

column

designation

category

ear formation

pilot hole

drift

message header

aim

subtitle

earing

topic

in accordance with

index

inscription

item

label

🏷️

lemma

letterheads

orientation

position

proposition

question

❓

rank

rump

sign

stock

superscription

tail

tail end

tendency

text

thesis

trend

upsetting

vector

way

Translations

Überschrift

titre

rubrique

επικεφαλίδα

título

titolo

intestazione

onderschrift

en-tête

kop

titel

Titel

τίτλος

Rubrik

başlık

👒

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛdɪŋ/

Etymology

From head + -ing.

Sentences

What time will you be heading across ?

The pavement collapsed earlier this morning , injuring an old lady heading for the market .