HEADINGS

"HEADINGS" is a plural of: heading.

Date "HEADINGS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. Coarse gravel or drift overlying placer deposits b. The portion of a vein that is above a level. c. Highly jointed parts of granite d. In ore beneficiation, the purest ore obtained by washing, as opposed tomiddlings and tailings. Also called concentrates. See also:heads. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Medical Subject Headings-Annotated Alphabetic List 2000 (Medical Subject Headings. Annotated Alphabetical Lists, 2000) (reference) Library of Congress Subject Headings (Library of Congress Subject Headings, 25th Ed) (reference) Medical Subject Headings: Tree Structures, 2001 (Medical Subject Headings. Tree Structure, 2001) (reference) Sears List of Subject Headings Canadian Companion (reference) Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings/Updates 2001 (Subject Cataloging Manual: Subject Headings, 2000) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Legal Lc Subject Headings Weekly Lists (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Zambia	Some of the expenditure headings are inflexible and it may well fall to the usually more flexible budget line items to absorb any shortfall. (references)
	Philippines	The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) calls for a Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) for most products and among most member states of 0-5 percent by the year 2002. As agreed at the sixth ASEAN Summit in Hanoi in December 1998, by the year 2000, 85 percent of tariff headings in each country's Inclusion List should be at 0-5 percent tariff rates; by 2001, 90 percent; and by 2002, all tariff headings in the Inclusion List should be at 0-5 percent (including, in principle, Temporary Exclusion List products, both manufactured and unprocessed agricultural products). (references)
Trade	Colombia	Any U.S. exporter wishing to obtain the list of Colombian Harmonized Tariff Schedule headings subject to this regulation or who encounter problems due to this requirement may consult with the Colombia Desk at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Tel: (202) 482-0057, or with the Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Tel: (571) 315-2126 or 315-2298. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"HEADINGS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "HEADINGS" is used about 856 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	100%	856	8,251

The following table summarizes the usage of "HEADINGS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Headings	Last name	200	40,518
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "HEADINGS": indexing by free subject headings ♦ Subject Headings. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "HEADINGS": sub-headings.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "HEADINGS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		綱 (main headings). (various references)

Danish		toldpositioner. (various references)

Dutch		posten (be on duty, post, stand guard). (various references)

Finnish		vapaaseen sanastoon perustuva indeksointi (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), vapaa indeksointi (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), valvottu indeksointi (indexing by bound subject headings), asiasanojen aakkosellinen luettelo (alphabetical list of subject headings), asiasanaindeksointi (indexing by subject headings), asiasanahakemisto (index of subject headings). (various references)

French		positions tarifaires. (various references)

German		Tarifnummern. (various references)

Greek		καταλογίζω επιστροφές στην κατάσταση εσόδων στις συγκεκριμένες γραμμές που ανοίγονται για το σκοπό αυτό (to book repayments to the statement of revenue, under headings entered specifically for this purpose), πίνακες των δασμολογικών κλάσεων (lists of tariff headings), ως εναλλακτική λύση στην εξόρυξη με οπισθοχωρούντα μέτωπα χρησιμοποιούνται σε ορισμένες ανθρακοφόρες λεκάνες προχωρούντα μέτωπα προσβολ (advanced headings are used is some coalfields), υποδιαίρεση των κατηγοριών των καταχωρήσεων σε υποκατηγορίες και αυτών σε επιμέρους υποομάδες (breakdown of headings into sub-headings and of the latter into sub-positions), η πλειοψηφία των ευθυγράμμων επιμήκων μετώπων είναι προεκσκαμένα με περίπου το ένα τρίτο εξ'αυτών να έχουν μία ή δύο προπορευόμενες στοές (with about one third of them having either one or two advance headings), ευρετηρίαση βάσει ελεύθερων θεματικών επικεφαλίδων (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), ευρετηρίαση βάσει θεματικών επικεφαλίδων (indexing by subject headings), ευρετηρίαση βάσει δέσμιων θεματικών επικεφαλίδων (indexing by bound subject headings), ευρετήριο θεματικών επικεφαλίδων (index of subject headings), ελεύθερη ευρετηρίαση (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), αλφαβητικός κατάλογος επικεφαλίδων θεμάτων (alphabetical list of subject headings), το κεíμενο των κλάσεων και των Σημειώσεων των Tμημάτων ή των κεφαλαíων εíναι ισχυρóτερο,για κατάταξης,απó κάθε άλλη θεώρηση (the terms of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter Notes are paramount), οι διάφορες τρέχουσες μεταβιβάσεις καλύπτουν έναν αριθμό διανεμητικών συναλλαγών,το είδος των οποίων δεν επιτρέπει την ένταξή τους σε οπο (are not worth classifying under separate headings, miscellaneous current transfers cover a number of distributive transactions of a kind which does not permit them to be classified under any other heading of the distribution of income account and which). (various references)

Italian		suddivisione delle categorie in sottocategorie e di queste in poste (breakdown of headings into sub-headings and of the latter into sub-positions), serie alfabetico di soggetti (alphabetical list of subject headings), le lunghe fronti sono per la maggior parte in avanzata; di queste circa un terzo hanno una o due gallerie di avanzamento (the majority of longwall faces are advancing, with about one third of them having either one or two advance headings), indicizzazione libera (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), indicizzazione controllata (indexing by bound subject headings), indicizzazione a mezzo di parole chiave (indexing by subject headings), indice delle intestazioni degli argomenti (index of subject headings), in alternativa alle coltivazioni in ritirata, in alcuni bacini sono usati i cantieri in avanzata (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining), imputare dei rimborsi sullo stato delle entrate sulle linee specifiche aperte a tal fine (to book repayments to the statement of revenue, under headings entered specifically for this purpose), i trasferimenti correnti diversi comprendono un certo numero di operazioni di distribuzione e di redistribuzione le cui caratteristiche non permettono di classificarle in un'altra categoria del conto del reddito,e data la loro modesta importanza o l'esist (are not worth classifying under separate headings, because they are relatively unimportant or occur only in certain countries, miscellaneous current transfers cover a number of distributive transactions of a kind which does not permit them to be classified under any other heading of the distribution of income account and which), i testi delle voci e delle Note premesse alle Sezioni o ai Capitoli, ai fini della determinazione della classificazione, debbono prevalere su ogni altra considerazione (i.e., the terms of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter Notes are paramount, they are the first consideration in determining classification), elenchi delle voci della tariffa (lists of tariff headings), elenchi delle posizioni tariffarie (lists of tariff headings). (various references)

Pig Latin		eadingshay

Portuguese		os termos das posições e das Notas de Secções ou de Capítulos prevalecem,para determinar a classificação,sobre quaisquer outras considerações (i.e., the terms of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter Notes are paramount, they are the first consideration in determining classification), listas de posiçoes pautais (lists of tariff headings), indexação por palavra-chave (indexing by subject headings), indexação por descritores livres (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), indexação controlada (indexing by bound subject headings), imputar os reembolsos no mapa de receitas � s rubricas especiais abertas para o efeito (to book repayments to the statement of revenue, under headings entered specifically for this purpose), discriminação das rubricas em sub-rubricas e destas em subposições (breakdown of headings into sub-headings and of the latter into sub-positions), como variante da exploração em retirada usam-se em algumas bacias carboníferas galerias em avanço em relação � s frentes (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining), as frentes corridas são na sua maior parte em avanço;destas,cerca de um terço tem uma ou duas galerias em avanço em relação � s frentes (the majority of longwall faces are advancing, with about one third of them having either one or two advance headings), índice ideográfico (alphabetical list of subject headings, index of subject headings), índice de matérias (index of subject headings), índice de assuntos (subject index). (various references)

Spanish		tabla alfabética de palabras materia (alphabetical list of subject headings), los términos de las partidas y de las notas de Secciones o de Capítulos predominan sobre cualquier otra consideración a la hora de determinar la clasificación (i.e., the terms of the headings and any relative Section or Chapter Notes are paramount, they are the first consideration in determining classification), Los frentes de tajo largo se realizan en su mayoría en explotación por avance, un tercio de ellos tienen una o dos galerías de avance. (the majority of longwall faces are advancing, with about one third of them having either one or two advance headings), listas de las partidas arancelarias (lists of tariff headings), las transferencias corrientes diversas recogen un determinado número de operaciones de distribución cuyo carácter no permite su clasificación en otra rúbrica de la cuenta de renta y que en razón de su escasa importancia o de su existencia en ciertos (are not worth classifying under separate headings, because they are relatively unimportant or occur only in certain countries, miscellaneous current transfers cover a number of distributive transactions of a kind which does not permit them to be classified under any other heading of the distribution of income account and which), indización por materia principal (indexing by subject headings), indización libre (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), indización controlada (indexing by bound subject headings), indización basada en un lenguaje documental cerrado (indexing by bound subject headings), imputar reembolsos al estado de ingresos en las líneas específicas abiertas a tal fin (to book repayments to the statement of revenue, under headings entered specifically for this purpose), el subgrupo otros activos financieros a la vista y a corto plazo frente al resto del mundo agrupa los otros elementos de las reservas oficiales que son parte de las rúbricas numerario y depósitos a la vista transferibles, otros depósitos, títulos o co (bills and short term bonds and short term loans, other deposits, the sub-grouping other sight and short term assets(vis-� -vis the rest of the world)covers the other components of the official reserves, which form part of headings currency and transferable sight deposits), desglose de las rúbricas en subrúbricas y la de éstas en subposiciones (breakdown of headings into sub-headings and of the latter into sub-positions), Como alternativa a la explotación en retirada, en ciertas minas de carbón se emplean galerías de avance. (advanced headings are used is some coalfields, as an alternative to retreat mining), atribución de materias principal libres (free indexing, indexing by free subject headings), índice de materias (content, subject index). (various references)

Swedish		rubriker (headliner). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "HEADINGS": beheadings, subheadings. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"HEADINGS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: headlings, heedings, herdings, Hesdins, hoodings. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "HEADINGS" (pronounced he"dingz)
6	h e" d i ng z	beheadings.
5	-e" d i ng z	readings, weddings.
4	-d i ng z	boardings, buildings, endings, feedings, findings, holdings, landholdings, landings, loadings, misunderstandings, moldings, mouldings, pleadings, proceedings, puddings, recordings, ridings, shadings, shipbuildings, soundings, standings, surroundings, tidings, understandings.
3	-i ng z	bearings, beatings, beginnings, beings, belongings, Billings, blessings, bombings, bookings, borrowings, briefings, burnings, bushings, carjackings, carvings, casings, castings, ceilings, clippings, closings, coatings, comings, couplings, coverings, cowlings, cravings, crossings, cuttings, darlings, dealings, doings, drawings, dressings, droppings, drownings, ducklings, dumplings, dwellings, earnings, earrings, earthlings, engravings, etchings, evenings, everlastings, facings, failings, fastenings, feelings, fightings, filings, fillings, financings, firings, fittings, fixings, flavorings, followings, forgings, frostings, furnishings, gatherings, goings, greetings, groupings, hangings, happenings, hearings, helpings, herrings, hijackings, housings, hustings, innings, killings, lashings, leanings, leavings, leggings, lemmings, lightnings, linings, listings, livings, lodgings, longings, lynchings, mailings, makings, marketings, markings, meanings, meetings, misgivings, moorings, mornings, muggings, musings, nestlings, nothings, offerings, openings, outings, paintings, pickings, pilings, plantings, poisonings, postings, posturings, printings, publishings, railings, rankings, ratings, rehearings, riggings, Rollings, rulings, rumblings, runnings, samplings, saplings, savings, sayings, schillings, scrapings, screenings, seasonings, seatings, seedlings, servings, settings, shavings, shillings, shootings, shortcomings, showings, siblings, sightings, skillings, slayings, spellings, stabbings, stockings, sufferings, tailings, takings, teachings, toppings, trappings, trimmings, underlings, underpinnings, undertakings, uprisings, vikings, wanderings, warnings, whitings, winnings, workings, writings, wrongdoings, yearlings, yearnings.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: deashing.
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-h-i-n-s"
	-1 letter: dashing, gnashed, heading, shading.
	-2 letters: ashing, danish, deigns, design, dinges, easing, gained, gashed, geisha, hading, haeing, hanged, hinged, hinges, neighs, nighed, sained, sandhi, shined, sighed, signed, singed.
	-3 letters: aegis, aides, anise, ashed, ashen, aside, dangs, dashi, deans, deash, degas, deign, dines, dinge, dings, egads, gadis, gains, gnash, hades, hands, hangs, hanse, heads, hides.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-g-h-i-n-s"
	+1 letter: anguished, garnished.
	+2 letters: beheadings, garnisheed, handseling, hardenings, headspring, languished, nightshade, shanghaied, springhead, subheading.
	+3 letters: beshadowing, despatching, handselling, headsprings, highlanders, mastheading, nearsighted, nightshades, springheads, subheadings, ungarnished.
	+4 letters: candlelights, hairdressing, handwringers, homesteading, slaveholding, spearheading, straightened, stringhalted, undischarged.
	+5 letters: boardinghouse, chalcogenides, childbearings, deemphasizing, disenchanting, disheartening, foreshadowing, guanethidines, hairdressings, merchandising, nearsightedly, overshadowing, pharyngitides, pigheadedness, slaveholdings.
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