Unscramble heading

Definition of heading

noun:

• 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". Synonyms: head, header.
• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies. Synonyms: aim, bearing.
• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein". Synonyms: drift, gallery.

verb:

• to go or travel towards; "where is she heading", "We were headed for the mountains". Synonyms: head.
• be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?". Synonyms: head, lead.
• travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John". Synonyms: head, lead.
• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class". Synonyms: head, head up.
• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. Synonyms: channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.
• take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas". Synonyms: head.
• be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president". Synonyms: head.
• form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year". Synonyms: head.
• remove the head of; "head the fish". Synonyms: head.

Related words

canalise, canalize, captain, chair, chairman, channel, conn, corner, crab, crosshead, crossheading, crown, dock, headline, helm, lemma, make, navigate, park, pilot, rubric, sheer, spearhead, starboard, subhead, subheading, surmount, tack, take, title, tree.

Words nearby

beading, healing, hearing, heating, heaving, leading, reading.

Rhymes with

bedding, beheading, reading, redding, shedding, sledding, spreading, wedding.