headline

[hed-lahyn]

noun

1. a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.

2. the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.

3. the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.

verb (used with object)

headlined, headlining 

1. to furnish with a headline.

2. to mention or name in a headline.

3. to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).

4. to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)

verb (used without object)

headlined, headlining 

1. to be the star of an entertainment.

headline

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪn /

noun

1. Also called: head.  heading. 

   1. a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type

   2. a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc

2. (usually plural) the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end

3. to become prominent in the news

verb

1. (tr) to furnish (a story or page) with a headline

2. to have top billing (in)

Word History and Origins

Origin of headline¹

First recorded in 1620–30; head + line ¹

Example Sentences

On Friday, just before Oasis plays the Rose Bowl, Supersonic will headline the Whisky a Go Go, the site of Oasis’ infamous drug-fueled meltdown onstage in 1994.

From Los Angeles Times

“Newsmax cannot sue their way out of their own competitive failures in the marketplace to chase headlines simply because they can’t attract viewers,” the company said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

We do now have some policy headlines, if not details and costings, around scrapping the 20mph law, building the M4 relief road and more GP surgeries.

From BBC

Her prominence and the venom of her political attacks had put a target on her back and attracted unwanted headlines.

From BBC

But all of this, inevitably, generates fewer headlines than the conduct of his deputy.

From BBC

Related Words

• caption 
• title