Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter H - Page 17
Heading (n.) The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
Heading (n.) That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
Heading (n.) Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
Heading (n.) (Mining, tunneling) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
Heading (n.) (Mining, tunneling) The end of a drift or gallery; also, the working face at the end of a tunnel, gallery, drift, or adit from which the work is advanced.
Heading (n.) (Sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
Heading (n.) (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. (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood.
Heading joint. (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same course.
Heading (n.) 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" [syn: heading, header, head].
Heading (n.) The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim].
Heading (n.) A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: drift, heading, gallery].
Headland (n.) A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. "Sow the headland with wheat." -- Shak.
Headland (n.) A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence. -- Tusser.
Headland (n.) A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) [syn: promontory, headland, head, foreland].
Headland, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 3523
Housing Units (2000): 1516
Land area (2000): 16.032531 sq. miles (41.524063 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.009766 sq. miles (0.025294 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 16.042297 sq. miles (41.549357 sq. km)
FIPS code: 33856
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 31.353410 N, 85.339793 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36345
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Headless (a.) Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
Headless (a.) Destitute of a chief or leader. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Headless (a.) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate; mindless. [Obs.]
Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in
condemning. -- Spenser.
Headless (a.) Not having a head or
formed without a head ; "the headless horseman"; "brads are
headless nails" [ant: headed].
Headless (a.) Not using intelligence [syn: brainless, headless].
Headless (a.) 無頭的 Without a head.
// A headless corpse.
Idiom:
Run round like a headless chicken 忙得像隻無頭蒼蠅；手忙腳亂 To be very busy doing a lot of things, but in a way that is not very effective.
Headlight (n.) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night, or in going through a dark tunnel.
Headline (n.) The line at the head or top of a page.
Headline (n.) See Headrope.
Headlong (adv.) With the head foremost; headforemost; head first; as, to fall headlong. -- Acts i. 18.
Headlong (adv.) Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
Headlong (adv.) Hastily; without delay or respite.
Headlong (a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
Headlong (a.) Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
Like a tower upon a headlong rock. -- Byron.
Headlong (adv.) With the head foremost; "the runner slid headlong into third base" [syn: headlong, headfirst].
Headlong (adv.) At breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" [syn: headlong, precipitately].
Headlong (adv.) In a hasty and foolhardy manner; "he fell headlong in love with his cousin" [syn: headlong, rashly]
Headlong (a.) Excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell" [syn: hasty, headlong].
Headlong (a.) With the head foremost; "a headfirst plunge down the stairs"; "a headlong dive into the pool" [syn: headfirst, headlong].
Head-lugged (a.) Lugged or dragged by the head.
Headmen (n. pl. ) of Headman
Headman (n.) A head or leading man, especially of a village community.
Headmold shot () Alt. of Headmould shot
Headmould shot () An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.
Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.
Headnote (n.) A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
Headpan (n.) The brainpan.
Headpiece (n.) Head.
Headpiece (n.) A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
Headpiece (n.) Understanding; mental faculty.
Headpiece (n.) An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
Headquarters (n. sing.) 司令部，指揮部；總部，總店 The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.
Headquarters (n. pl.) [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] The main office from which an organization such as a commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the chief executive officer works.
Headquarters (n.) (usually plural) The office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" [syn: {headquarters}, {central office}, {main office}, {home office}, {home base}].
Headquarters (n.) The military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" [syn: {headquarters}, {HQ}, {military headquarters}].
Headquarters (n.) (plural) A military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff.
Headrace (n.) See Race, a water course.
Headroom (n.) See Headway, 2.
Headrope (n.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.
Headsail (n.) Any sail set forward of the foremast.
Headshake (n.) A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial.
Headship (n.) Authority or dignity; chief place.
Headsmen (n. pl. ) of Headsman
Headsman (n.) An executioner who cuts off heads.
Headspring (n.) Fountain; source.
Headstall (n.) That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.
Headstock (n.) 主軸承 A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine.
Headstock (n.) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.
Headstock (n.) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.
Headstock (n.) The stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe).
Headstone (n.) The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.
Headstone (n.) The stone at the head of a grave.
Headstrong (a.) Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.
Headstrong (a.) Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy.
Headstrongness (n.) Obstinacy.
Headtire (n.) A headdress.
Headtire (n.) The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place.
Headway (n.) [U]（船等的）前進；進展，進步，成功；【美】（前後兩班車，船，飛機的）間隔時間；間隔距離 The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.
Headway (n.) (Arch.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath; clearance; headroom.
Headway (n.) Vertical space available to allow easy passage under something [syn: headroom, headway, clearance].
Headway (n.) Forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale" [syn: headway, head].
Headwork (n.) 勞心的工作；頭腦勞動 Mental labor.
Heady (a.) Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.
Heady (a.) Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong.
Heady (a.) Violent; impetuous.
Heal (v. t.) To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.
Healed (imp. & p. p.) of Heal
Healing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heal
Heal (v. t.) To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health.
Heal (v. t.) To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound.
Heal (v. t.) To restore to original purity or integrity.
Heal (v. t.) To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
Heal (v. i.) To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over.
Heal (v. t.) Health.
Healable (a.) Capable of being healed.
Healall (n.) A common herb of the Mint family (Brunela vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought a panacea.
Heald (n.) A heddle.
Healful (a.) Tending or serving to heal; healing.
Healing (a.) Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.
Healingly (adv.) So as to heal or cure.
Health (n.) The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain.
Health (n.) A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast.
Healthcare (n.) [ U ] (C1) 醫療保健服務 The set of services provided by a country or an organization for the treatment of the physically and the mentally ill.
// Healthcare workers are some of the lowest paid people in the country.
Healthful (a.) Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.
Healthful (a.) Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet.
Healthful (a.) Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition.
Healthful (a.) Well-disposed; favorable.
Healthfully (adv.) In health; wholesomely.
Healthfulness (n.) The state of being healthful.
Healthily (adv.) In a healthy manner.
Healthiness (n.) The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease.
Healthless (n.) Without health, whether of body or mind; in firm.
Healthless (n.) Not conducive to health; unwholesome.
Healthlessness (n.) The state of being health/ess.
Healthsome (a.) Wholesome; salubrious.
Healthward (a. & adv.) In the direction of health; as, a healthward tendency.
Healthy (a.) 健康的，健壯的，健全的，有益於健康的 Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.
Healthy (a.) Evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy complexion.
Healthy (a.) Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthy exercise; a healthy climate.
Heam (n.) (pl. Heams) The afterbirth or secundines of a beast.
Heam (n.) The afterbirth or secundines of an animale.
Heam (n.) A dialectal form of hame.
Heam (n.) In beasts, the same as afterbirth in women.
Heam (n.) The afterbirth or secundus of an animal.
Heap (n.) 堆；大量，許多 A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.
Heap (n.) A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile.
Heap (n.) A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones.
Heaped (imp. & p. p.) of Heap
Heaping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Heap
Heap (v. t.) 堆，堆積起 To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.
Heap (v. t.) To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; -- often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.
Heap (v. t.) To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full.
Heap (n.) [ C ] (C2)（淩亂的）一堆 An untidy pile or mass of things.
// A heap of clothes/ rubbish.
Idiom:
The bottom of the heap 社會的最底層 People who are at the bottom of the heap are poor and unsuccessful and have the lowest position in society.
Idiom:
Collapse/ fall in a heap 倒下癱成一團 To fall down heavily and lie on the ground without moving.
// The woman staggered and collapsed in a heap.
A (whole) heap of sth (Informal) 大量的… A lot of something.
// I've got a whole heap of work to do.
Heap (v.) [ T + adv/ prep ] 堆積；使成堆 To put things into a large, untidy pile.
// He heaped more food onto his plate.
Phrasal Verb:
Heap sth on sb (- phrasal verb with heap) (v.) [ T + adv/ prep ] 對（某人）大加（讚揚、批評等） To give someone a lot of praise, criticism, etc.
// He deals well with all the criticism heaped on him.