The Clue
Ungraceful fall (6 letter answer)
The Answer
HEADER
Tags
Notes
The answer HEADER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
HEADER as a noun:
1. (heading, header, head) = 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"
2. (header, lintel) = horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
3. (header, coping, cope) = brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
4. 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
5. a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon
6. (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
7. a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"