heading

n. title, headline; flight direction

v. lead, direct; be at the front; go in a certain direction

The word heading has various meanings:It is synonymous with the related word Headline.A heading is used to provide hierarchical information about other information. Headings can emphasize or tell people what information is where, such as a title or subtitle or topic at the top or beginning of a paragraph or letter or chapter. Headings are used in wiki, HTML, and other markup languages.In navigation, a heading is the direction a person or vehicle is facing or pointing.In some mining jargon, a heading is a communication tunnel which is being extended in a given direction.
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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"
(synonym) header, head
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) crossheading, crosshead
(derivation) head
2. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
(synonym) bearing, aim
(hypernym) direction, way
(hyponym) tack
(derivation) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
3. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
(synonym) drift, gallery
(hypernym) passageway
(classification) mining, excavation

Noun
1. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
(synonym) caput
(hypernym) external body part
(hyponym) human head
(part-holonym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(part-meronym) muzzle
2. a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
(hypernym) domestic animal
3. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
(synonym) mind, brain, psyche, nous
(hypernym) cognition, knowledge, noesis
(hyponym) noddle
4. a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation"
(synonym) chief, top dog
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) administrator, executive
(derivation) head up
5. the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
(antonym) rear
(hypernym) formation
(derivation) head up
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
6. the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam"
(hypernym) pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
7. the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list"
(antonym) foot
(hypernym) top
8. the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
(synonym) fountainhead, headspring
(hypernym) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
9. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
(synonym) head word
(hypernym) word
(classification) grammar
10. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
(hypernym) point, tip, peak
(part-holonym) abscess
11. the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head"
(hypernym) linear unit
12. a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce"
(synonym) capitulum
(hypernym) plant organ
13. the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
(synonym) principal, school principal, head teacher
(hypernym) educator, pedagogue
(hyponym) chancellor
14. an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
(hypernym) individual
15. a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads"
(hypernym) drug user, substance abuser, user
(hyponym) acid head
(classification) colloquialism
16. a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
(hypernym) object, physical object
17. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam"
(hypernym) foam, froth
18. the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
(synonym) forefront
(hypernym) front, front end, forepart
19. a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
(synonym) pass, straits
(hypernym) juncture, occasion
20. forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
(synonym) headway
(hypernym) progress, progression, advance
(derivation) lead
21. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
(synonym) point
(hypernym) mark
(part-holonym) arrow, pointer
22. the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
(synonym) question
(hypernym) subject, topic, theme
(hyponym) problem
23. 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"
(synonym) heading, header
(hypernym) line
(hyponym) crossheading, crosshead
24. the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus"
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
25. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(part-holonym) skeletal muscle, striated muscle
26. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
(synonym) read/write head
(hypernym) coil
(classification) computer science, computing
27. (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
(antonym) tail
(hypernym) obverse
(part-holonym) coin
(classification) plural, plural form
28. the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer"
(hypernym) striker
(hyponym) golf-club head, club head, club-head, clubhead
(part-holonym) hammer
(part-meronym) face
29. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
(hypernym) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom
30. a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
(hypernym) projection
(hyponym) pinhead
(part-holonym) nail
31. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
(synonym) drumhead
(hypernym) membrane
(part-holonym) drum, membranophone, tympan
32. oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
(synonym) oral sex
(hypernym) perversion, sexual perversion
(hyponym) cunnilingus, cunnilinctus
Verb
1. to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"
(hypernym) proceed, go forward, continue
(hyponym) take, make
(derivation) forefront
2. be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?"
(synonym) lead
(hypernym) direct
(hyponym) chair, chairman
(derivation) chief, top dog
3. travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"
(synonym) lead
(hypernym) precede, lead
(hyponym) draw away
(verb-group) head up
(derivation) headway
4. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
(synonym) head up
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) lead
(derivation) forefront
5. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
(synonym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, channelize, channelise
(hypernym) control, command
(hyponym) dock
(derivation) forefront
(classification) driving
6. take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
(hypernym) originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
7. be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
(hypernym) lie
(hyponym) surmount
(derivation) forefront
8. form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
(hypernym) form, take form, take shape, spring
9. remove the head of; "head the fish"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Head
  

(n.)
The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
  

(n.)
The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
  

(n.)
That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
  

(n.)
That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
  

(n.)
Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
  

(n.)
A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
  

The direction in which the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or ship is pointed, usually expressed in degrees clockwise from north (true, magnetic, compass or grid). 1/3/73

Angle mesuré dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre, entre la direction du nord (du compas, de la grille, magnétique ou vrai) et la direction de l'axe longitudinal de l'aéronef ou du navire. 1/3/73