subhead

[ suhb-hed ]

/ ˈsʌbˌhɛd /

Save This Word!

a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.

a subordinate division of a title or heading.

the immediate subordinate of the president or other head of an educational institution.

QUIZZES

Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!

Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Also sub·head·ing (for defs. 1, 2) .

First recorded in 1580–90; sub- + head

Use this link and scroll down a couple of inches to the subhead “Play it again.”
Style Conversational Week 1420: Back to the vocal point|Pat Myers|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Soon enough, company memos could end up looking like Axios newsletters, with the same subheads — one big thing, what’s next, go deeper and why it matters — outlining the changes in an organization.
Axios is entering into the software licensing business with a new tool to help companies communicate|Kayleigh Barber|December 11, 2020|Digiday
To be fair, the subhead was later modified after I demanded via Twitter that it be so.
Peter Beinart’s Bias Against Me, Cory Booker, and Israel|Rabbi Shmuley Boteach|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With the gleeful subhead: “After Years of Controversial Comments And Gaffes, Vice President Biden Gets Bumped From Prime Time.”
Joe Biden Getting Short Shrift at Democratic Convention|Michelle Cottle|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Tom's part in the affair was told in a couple of paragraphs under a subhead.
The Walking Delegate|Leroy Scott
All this is done, even where the saving under one subhead more than counterbalances the excess under another in the same vote.
The Government of England (Vol. I)|A. Lawrence Lowell