headline
/ˈhɛd.laɪn/
headline noun: any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard.
Noun
headline (plural headlines)
- Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard.
- A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel.
- A rope tied to the head of an animal.
- A line stretching diagonally across the palm, said to represent mental or intellectual matters.
- The boundary line of a piece of land, used as a reference in surveying etc.
- A line drawn across the head of a page, for the title, page number, etc.; also more generally, the space at the top of a page in which this information is positioned.
- He held out his copybook. The word Sums was written on the headline.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 2: Nestor]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 26
- A heading or title at the top of a page or section of text; especially, a brief line in large letters summarising or drawing attention to the following article or similar in a magazine or newspaper.
- The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
- Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it
One headline, why believe it?
Everybody wants to rule the world1985, Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, in Songs from the Big Chair, performed by Tears for Fears
- The top-billed attraction; a headliner.
Verb
headline (third-person singular simple present headlines, present participle headlining, simple past and past participle headlined)
- To give a headline to a page or section of a text.
- Once again I take typewriter in hand to express my opinion on two very different issues. Good luck in deciding what to headline this letter.1974 February 2, Charles Bonnell, “Typewriter In Hand”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 32, page 4
- To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.
headline meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
headline in Hindi
- journalism: heading or title of an article
- शीर्षक śīrṣak
headline in Tamil
- journalism: heading or title of an article
- தலைப்புச்செய்தி talaippucceyti, தலைப்பு talaippu
headline in Marathi
- headline
- शीर्षक śīrṣak, मथळा mathḷā
headline in Urdu
- journalism: heading or title of an article
- شہ سرخی sheh surxī, سرخی surxī, سرنامہ sar-nāma, عنوان unwān
More languagesFewer languages
- headline in Bengali
- শীর্ষ সংবাদ śīrṣa-śoṅbad, সংবাদ শিরোনাম śoṅbad-śirōnām, শিরোনাম śirōnām
- headline in Telugu
- శీర్షిక śīrṣika
- headline in Malayalam
- തലക്കെട്ട് talakkeṭṭŭ
- headline in Kannada
- ತಲೆಕೊಟ್ಟು
- headline in Gujarati
- હેડલાઇન
- headline in Odia
- ହେଡଲାଇନ୍
- headline in Nepali
- हेडलाइन
- headline in Arabic
- مَانْشِيت manšēt, عُنْوَان رَئِيسِيّ ʕunwān raʔīsiyy
- headline in Malay
- tajuk berita
- headline in Indonesian
- sari berita, pentas utama
- headline in Persian
- تیتر titr, عنوان 'onvân, سرصفحه sarsafhe, سرخط sarxat
- headline in Thai
- หัวเรื่อง hǔua-rʉ̂ʉang, หัวข่าว hǔua-kàao
- headline in Vietnamese
- tiêu đề
- headline in Myanmar
- သတင်းခေါင်းစဉ် sa.tang:hkaung:cany
Examples of headline in a sentence
- We were a warm-up act at the time; we didn't have enough original material to headline.
- I was flicking through the newspaper when I glimpsed a funny headline.
- The headline was splashed across newspapers everywhere.
Synonyms of headline
Forms of headline
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | headlines |
| alternative form | head-line |
| alternative form | head line |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | headlines |
| present participle | headlining |
| past participle | headlined |
| past | headlined |
Origin of headline
From head + line.
Words formed from headline
Phrases with headline
Words that rhyme with headline
Questions about headline
- What does headline mean?
- Headline means any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard.
- What is headline in Hindi?
- Headline in Hindi is शीर्षक (śīrṣak). See Headline meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headline?
- Headline can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce headline?
- Headline is pronounced /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of headline?
- The plural of headline is headlines.
Words near headline in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: headline (page history and authors); मथळा (Marathi) (page history and authors); శీర్షిక (Telugu) (page history and authors); headline (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headline (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headline (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headline (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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