Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
scarehead — ☆ scarehead [sker′hed΄ ] n. Informal SCREAMER … English World dictionary
scarehead — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: scare (III) + head : an extraordinarily large or sensational newspaper headline; especially : one designed to arouse anxiety II. transitive verb : to provide (a news story) with a scarehead * * … Useful english dictionary
scarehead — noun Date: 1887 a big, sensational, or alarming newspaper headline … New Collegiate Dictionary
scarehead — /skair hed /, n. a headline in exceptionally large type. Cf. screamer (def. 4). [1885 90; SCARE + HEAD] * * * … Universalium
scarehead — n. sensational or worrisome newspaper headline; headline in unusually large type … English contemporary dictionary
Mexican Repatriation — The Mexican Repatriation refers to a mass migration that took place between 1929 and 1939, when as many as 500,000 people of Mexican descent were forced or pressured to leave the US.[1] The event, carried out by American authorities, took place… … Wikipedia
screamer — /skree meuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that screams. 2. Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like. 3. Print. Slang. an exclamation point. 4. Journalism. a. a sensational headline. b. banner (def. 7). Cf.… … Universalium
banner — Synonyms and related words: Communist threat, Dannebrog, Jolly Roger, Old Glory, Star Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union Jack, Western imperialism, and blue, arch, atrocity story, badge, banderole, bang up, banner head,… … Moby Thesaurus
caption — Synonyms and related words: banner, banner head, drop head, dropline, epigraph, hanger, head, head up, heading, headline, jump head, legend, motto, overline, rubric, running head, running title, scarehead, screamer, spread, spreadhead, streamer,… … Moby Thesaurus
epigraph — Synonyms and related words: banner, banner head, caption, catchword, device, drop head, dropline, epithet, hanger, head, heading, headline, initialing, inscription, jump head, legend, lettering, motto, overline, rubric, running head, running… … Moby Thesaurus
