headline
Pronunciation: /ˈhɛd.laɪn/
The English word “headline” has 10 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- 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 top-billed attraction; a headliner.
verb
Etymology
From head + line.
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