Definitions for headline

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headline head·line

Spelling: [hed-lahyn]

IPA: /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/

Headline is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 261 anagrams from letters in headline (adeehiln).

Definitions for headline

noun

1. a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
2. the largest such heading on the front page, usually at the top.
3. the line at the top of a page, containing the title, pagination, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. to furnish with a headline.
2. to mention or name in a headline.
3. to publicize, feature, or star (a specific performer, product, etc.).
4. to be the star of (a show, nightclub act, etc.)

verb (used without object)

1. to be the star of an entertainment.

Origin of headline

First recorded in 1620-30; head + line¹

Examples for headline

I'd rather write one good novel than all the headline stuff in the world.

She seized the yellow journal, and threw her glance from headline to headline.

The disbelief was evident in article after article, with one conservative site using “President Pinocchio” in its headline.

Back then, the Times described Kasich in a headline as “A Republican with rough edges.”

This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on Fry.

I can see the face of my friend June Travis when she reads that headline.

“Groan yourself,” said Mr. Mix, and put a trembling finger on the headline.

Aside from the obvious “Senate takeover” headline, there were plenty of other side stories worth noting, as well.

In the latest Weekly Standard can be found an editorial under the headline “The Benghazi Whitewash.”

"Good for Lem," said Johnnie, and he handed her the paper, pointing to a headline.