headline

Meaning

Noun

1. The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
2. (dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.
3. The top-billed attraction.
4. A headrope.

Verb

1. To give a headline to a page or section of a text.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.

Synonyms

heading

title

header

head

caption

letterhead

newspaper headline

headword

lead

letterheads

rubric

streamer

superscription

wristband

wristlet

billhead

main points

momentous news

page header

headrope

news headline

bill-head

banner

headinbg

banner headline

cuff

entitle

headings

headnote

headpiece

Translations

titre

Überschrift

Schlagzeile

başlık

👒

título

encabezamiento

en-tête

manchette

titular

serlevha

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛd.laɪn/

Etymology

From head + line.