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present participle and gerund of head
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The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
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(nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
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Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
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(mining) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine, particularly one driving through a solid body of coal or ore; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
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(sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
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(masonry) The end of a stone or brick which is presented outward.
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(flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard.