A heading is the title of a piece of writing, which is written or printed at the top of the page.
...helpful chapter headings.
Synonyms: title, name, caption, headline More Synonyms of heading
2. See also head
More Synonyms of heading
heading in British English
(ˈhɛdɪŋ)
noun
1.
a title for a page, paragraph, chapter, etc
2.
a main division, as of a lecture, speech, essay, etc
3. mining
a.
a horizontal tunnel
b.
the end of such a tunnel
4.
the angle between the direction of an aircraft and a specified meridian, often due north
5.
the compass direction parallel to the keel of a vessel
6.
the act of heading
7.
anything that serves as a head
heading in American English
(ˈhɛdɪŋ)
noun
1.
something forming or used to form the head, top, edge, or front; specif., an inscription at the top of a paragraph, chapter, page, section, etc., giving the title or topic
2.
a division of a subject; topic or category
3.
the horizontal direction in which a moving ship, plane, etc. is pointed, usually expressed as a compass reading in degrees
4. Mining
a.
a drift; gallery
b.
the end of a gallery
More idioms containing
heading
be heading for a fall
Examples of 'heading' in a sentence
heading
These are the chapter headings of the speech.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The chapter headings will steer you towards the questions that most closely resemble yours.
Shapiro, Jean Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990)
The chapter headings give the game away.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Royalty provides such convenient chapter headings for the march of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Hardly chapter headings for proper history books.
The Sun (2012)
The questions have been put under a few headings representing the main topic areas.
Fletcher, Clive How to Face Interviews (1981)
You will have noticed that some exercise methods appear in different sections under different headings in the tables above.
MacEoin, Beth Healthy By Nature (1994)
They come under three headings.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He writes three headings in red: lunar geology, astronomy and life sciences.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The endless chapter headings -'1.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
heading
British English: heading NOUN
A heading is the title of a piece of writing, which is written or printed at the top of the page.
...helpful chapter headings.
American English: heading
Brazilian Portuguese: título
Chinese: 标题
European Spanish: título
French: titre
German: Überschrift
Italian: titolo
Japanese: 見出し
Korean: 제목
European Portuguese: título
Latin American Spanish: título
All related terms of 'heading'
head
Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.
pressure head
the upper or front part of the body in vertebrates , including humans, that contains and protects the brain , eyes , mouth , and nose and ears when present
headline
A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page.
heading dog
a dog that heads off a flock of sheep or a single sheep
budget heading
a heading in a budget under which an expenditure is listed
subject heading
a title or heading of a category , esp in a bibliography or index
tariff heading
the description of a product attached to a tariff line
magnetic heading
an aircraft's course in relation to the magnetic north
head up
The person who heads up a group, organization , or activity is the leader of it.
head for
to go or cause to go (towards)
head off
If you head off a person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in.
subheading
Subheadings are titles that divide part of a piece of writing into shorter sections .
dead-head
To dead-head a plant which is flowering means to remove all the dead flowers from it.
be heading for a fall
to be doing something which is likely to have unpleasant consequences for you
head-butt
If someone head-butts you, they hit you with the top of their head.
shrink
If cloth or clothing shrinks , it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed .
⇒ The list of most polluted cities is headed by London.污染最严重的城市列表以伦敦打头。 (Wūrǎn zuì yánzhòng de chéngshì lièbiǎo yǐ Lúndūn dǎtóu.)
[group, company]领(領)导(導) (lǐngdǎo)
⇒ The firm is headed by John Murray.公司是由约翰·麦瑞领导的。 (Gōngsī shì yóu Yuēhàn Màiruì lǐngdǎo de.)
(Football)[ball]用头(頭)顶(頂) (yòng tóu dǐng)
he fell head first into the river他头(頭)向下地栽到水里(裡) (tā tóu xiàngxià de zāi dào shuǐli)
to go or fall head over heels (lit) 头(頭)朝下跌倒 (tóu cháoxià diēdǎo)
to fall head over heels (in love) (fig) 神魂颠倒地坠(墜)入(情网(網)) (shénhún diāndǎo de zhuìrù (qíngwǎng))
10 pounds a or per head每人10英镑(鎊) (měi rén shí yīngbàng)
she's got a head for figures/heights她有算术(術)才能/善于(於)登高 (tā yǒu suànshù cáinéng/shànyú dēnggāo)
I have no head for heights/figures我登高/算数(數)不灵(靈) (wǒ dēnggāo/suànshù bùlíng)
to come to a head/to be brought to a head[situation]到了紧(緊)要关(關)头(頭) (dàole jǐnyào guāntóu)
let's put our heads together咱(偺)们(們)共同商量 (zánmen gòngtóng shāngliang)
off the top of my head我估计(計) (wǒ gūjì)
on your own head be it!由你自负(負)后(後)果! (Yóu nǐ zìfù hòuguǒ!)
to bite or snap sb's head off对(對)某人大发(發)脾气(氣) (duì mǒurén dà fā píqì)
it went to his head[alcohol]喝得他晕(暈)头(頭)转(轉)向 (hē de tā yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng) [success, power]冲(沖)昏了他的头(頭)脑(腦) (chōnghūnle tā de tóunǎo)
to keep one's head保持镇(鎮)定 (bǎochí zhèndìng)
to lose one's head仓(倉)皇失措 (cānghuáng shīcuò)
I can't make head or or nor tail of this (inf) 我对(對)这(這)件事一点(點)也摸不着(著)头(頭)脑(腦) (wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì yīdiǎn yě mō bù zháo tóunǎo)
to go/be off one's head (esp Brit, inf) 发(發)疯(瘋)了 (fāfēng le)
to be off or out of one's head (= on drink, drugs) 神志不清 (shénzhì bù qīng)
to have got it into one's head that ... (= be under impression that) 固执(執)地认(認)为(為) ... (gùzhí de rènwéi ... ) (= have understood that) 明白了 ... (míngbai le ... )
from head to foot or toe从(從)头(頭)到脚(腳) (cóng tóu dào jiǎo)
to laugh/scream one's head off狂笑/狂呼不已 (kuángxiào/kuánghū bùyǐ)
to go over sb's head令某人不能理解 (lìng mǒurén bùnéng lǐjiě)
heads or tails?正面还(還)是反面？ (zhèngmiàn háishi fǎnmiàn?)
it's heads硬币(幣)正面 (yìngbì zhèngmiàn)
All related terms of 'heading'
head
( Anat ) 头(頭) tóu [ 个(個) gè ]
head for
( place ) 前往 qiánwǎng ⇒ What's the name of the place we're heading for? → 我们要去的地方叫什么？ Wǒmen yào qù de dìfang jiào shénme? ⇒ They are heading for the airport. → 他们正前往机场。 Tāmen zhèng qiánwǎng jīchǎng.
head off
( person, vehicle ) 上前拦(攔)住 shàngqián lánzhù
head up
( organization, investigation ) 领(領)导(導) lǐngdǎo ⇒ Judge Samuel Evans headed up the investigation. → 塞缪尔·埃文斯法官领导这项调查。 Sàimiù'ěr Āiwénsī fǎguān lǐngdǎo zhè xiàng diàochá.
to be heading or headed for Glasgow
正前往格拉斯哥 zhèng qiánwǎng Gélāsīgē
to be heading or headed for disaster
快要碰到灾(災)祸(禍) kuài yào pèngdào zāihuò
1 (noun)
Definition
a title for a page, chapter, etc.
helpful chapter headings
Synonyms
title
The book was first published under the title `A Place for Us'.
name
I don't even know if Sullivan is his real name.
caption
headline
I'm sick of reading headlines about financial scandals.
rubric
2 (noun)
Definition
a main division, such as of a speech
There, under the heading of wholesalers, he found it.
Synonyms
category
The entries were organised into six different categories.
class
a new class of personal computer
section
a geological section of a rock
division
Each was divided into several divisions.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of class
Definition
one of the groups into which a phylum is divided, containing one or more orders
a new class of personal computer
Synonyms
type,
set,
sort,
kind,
collection,
species,
grade,
category,
stamp,
genre,
classification,
denomination,
genus
in the sense of division
Definition
one of the parts into which something is divided
Each was divided into several divisions.
Synonyms
part,
bit,
piece,
section,
sector,
class,
category,
segment,
portion,
fraction,
compartment
in the sense of headline
Definition
a phrase in heavy large type at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject
I'm sick of reading headlines about financial scandals.