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heading

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: heading

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n
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
2
n
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
3
n
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: heading
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n a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

Synonyms:
head, header
Types:
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crosshead, crossheading
a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
headline, newspaper headline
the heading or caption of a newspaper article
lemma
the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
rubric
a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
running head, running headline
a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
subhead, subheading
a heading of a subdivision of a text
rubric, statute title, title
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
running title
the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
drop line, dropline, stagger head, staggered head, stephead, stepped line
a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
screamer
a sensational newspaper headline
banner, streamer
a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
title
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
Type of:
line
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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n the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

Synonyms:
aim, bearing
Types:
tack
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
Type of:
direction, way
a line leading to a place or point
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n a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

Synonyms:
drift, gallery
Type of:
passageway
a passage between rooms or between buildings
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