headline 
headline
Definition
head·line (hed′līn′)
noun
- a line at the top of a page in a book, giving the running title, page number, etc.
- ☆ a line or lines, usually in larger type, at the top of a newspaper article, giving a short statement of its contents
- an important item of news
transitive verb -·lined′, -·lin′·ing
- to provide (a news article) with a headline
- to give (a performer or performance) featured billing or publicity
- to be the leading performer attraction in (a variety show, popular music concert, etc.)
headline
Synonyms
headline
n.
Types and parts of headlines include: deck, bank, line, streamer, banner, pyramid, inverted pyramid, read-out, two-line head, three-line head, subhead, ribbon, drop head.
headline
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- grab: For now, we'll just have to keep letting number 27 grabbing the headlines!
- hit: Summer 2002 In March, a very special turkey hit the headlines across the country.
- dominate: But as the election results dominate the headlines, itâs a good day to bury bad news.
- scream: GERMANS WANT QUEEN TO APOLOGIZE FOR WAR, screams the headline.
- hog: No doubt the London Olympics will be hogging the sponsorship headlines for the next five or six years.
Adjective modifier
- tabloid: The graphics are all mock tabloid headlines: big bold white italic sans-serif text on a red background.
- lurid: The lurid headlines have always been followed by little-noticed retractions.
- sensational: Le Parisien & France-Soir - sensational headlines, most akin to the English tabloids but much softer.
- Recent: PARENTING SKILLS Recent headlines about anti-social behavior have put parenting courses in the spotlight.
- eye-catching: And the result is eye-catching headlines that do not and are not expected to give an entirely accurate representation of the story itself.
Modifies a noun
- grabber: The fact that the layouts and contents of each page could be changed " on-the-fly " was the headline grabber.
- indicator: For the moment, the headline indicator on waste will help to show progress.
- sponsor: Around 15,000 visitors are expected and Brand Events will announce a headline sponsor imminently.
Noun used with modifier
- sensationalist: In fact, their stark message about UFO reality can sometimes read like a sensationalist tabloid headline.
- gossip: Lifestyle / Fashion / Beauty Get the best daily celebrity gossip headlines!
- banner: Bates: The Sunday Telegraph recently ran a banner headline: Passive Smoking Does Not Cause Cancer It's official.
- newspaper: For instance, South Tyneside Health Care Trust has made newspaper headlines with massive improvements to its A&E service.
- news: All our news headlines are archived in the News Archive...
- celebrity: Lifestyle / Fashion / Beauty Get the best daily celebrity gossip headlines!
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