EGAVE

headline

About 2.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A rope. Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} 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.
  2. noun Any of various type of rope used to attach a sail to a yard. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. noun A rope or chain used to attach the bow of a vessel to the shore or to another vessel.
  4. noun A rope tied to the head of an animal.
  5. noun A line, and related senses. 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 headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
  6. noun A line stretching diagonally across the palm, said to represent mental or intellectual matters.
  7. noun The boundary line of a piece of land, used as a reference in surveying etc.
  8. noun 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.

Similar words

newspaper headline news heading caption header rubric category total thematic concise

Often followed by

in of news and read on that is was

Word family

headlined headlines headlining in the headlines

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