headline B1 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/ UK /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #9821 Meanings 1 noun The title printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper or article. The story made the front-page headline the next morning. 2 noun The main act or biggest attraction at an event. The band is the headline at this year's festival. 3 verb To be the main performer at an event. A famous DJ will headline the concert on Saturday. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the title printed in large... lead 2 noun · the main act or biggest... headliner Word family Forms headlinedheadlinesheadlining Derived forms coheadlineheadline-eseheadline-grabberheadlinerheadlinesenonheadlinescareheadsubheadline Appears in Phrases (1) See all newspaper headline the title printed above a newspaper report Noun + noun Etymology AI details From head + line. Topics Media & Publishing External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # headline **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɛd.laɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 9821 ## Meanings 1. The title printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper or article. 2. The main act or biggest attraction at an event. 3. To be the main performer at an event. ## Examples - The story made the front-page headline the next morning. - The band is the headline at this year's festival. - A famous DJ will headline the concert on Saturday. ## Derived Forms - coheadline - headline-ese - headline-grabber - headliner - headlinese - nonheadline - scarehead - subheadline ## Etymology From head + line. ## AI Etymology Headline comes from head + line. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “The title printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper or article” and “The main act or biggest attraction at an event”. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown