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Word: Headline
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in sense ‘rope used to secure a sail to a yard’): from head + line. The main modern sense dates from the late 18th century
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
Short Definition:heading at top of newspaper article
Examples:- a front-page headline
- the headline read ‘Hostages Freed in Gun Battle’
Word: Headline
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news
Short Definition:denoting particularly important piece of news
Examples:- air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized
denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill
Short Definition:denoting star performer at concert
Examples:- they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population
Short Definition:relating to figure for unemployment based on total number of people out of work
Examples:- the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly
Word: Headline
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
provide with a headline
Short Definition:provide with headline
Examples:- a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’
appear as the star performer at (a concert)
Short Definition:be star performer at concert
Examples:- Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival
- they are headlining at the Town & Country club
- the headlining act
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