heading

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Head Source: opted

2. n. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head. Source: opted

3. n. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper. Source: opted

4. n. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc. Source: opted

5. n. A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift. Source: opted

6. n. The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch. Source: opted

7. n. That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. Source: opted

8. n. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about Source: wordnet

9. n. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies Source: wordnet

10. n. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine Source: wordnet

11. 1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head. 2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper. 3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc. 4. (Mining.) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift. 5. (sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch. 6. (Masonry) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. Knight. Heading course (Arch.), a course consisting only of headers. See Header, n. 3 (a). -- Heading joint. (a) (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood. (b) (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same course. Source: webster

12. A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a driftor gallery; the vein above a drift. Source: adambom

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