[ˈhɛdlʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
(e.g: a front-page headline)


Phrases:

Origin:
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], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news
(e.g: 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
(e.g: 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
(e.g: the headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly)


Phrases:

Origin:
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], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide with a headline
(e.g: a feature that was headlined ‘Invest in your Future’)

- appear as the star performer at (a concert)
(e.g: Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival)


Phrases:

Origin:
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