header (
http://definr.com/header)
n 1: horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or
window [syn:
lintel]
2: brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall [syn:
coping,
cope]
3: a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists,
studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to
parallel joists, studs, or rafters
4: a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into
a wagon
5: (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
6: a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the
shrubbery"