Another Word For HEADS-UP

alert

Adjective : Attentive; awake; on guard.

Adjective : (obsolete) brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

Noun : An alarm.

wide-awake

Adjective : Alternative spelling of wide awake [(idiomatic) awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful]

Noun : Alternative spelling of wideawake [A bird, the sooty tern.]

caution

Noun : Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.

Noun : A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.

Noun : Security; guaranty; bail.

visit

Verb : (transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.

Verb : (transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

tell

Verb : (transitive, archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.

Verb : (transitive, ditransitive) To narrate, to recount.

Verb : (transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.

warning

Noun : The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

Noun : Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.

Noun : A surname.

info

Noun : (informal) information.

caveat

Noun : A warning.

Noun : A qualification or exemption.

Noun : (law) A formal objection.

say

Verb : (transitive) To pronounce.

Verb : (transitive) To recite.

Verb : (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.

story

Noun : An account of real or fictional events.

Noun : A lie, fiction.

Noun : (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.

shocker

Noun : (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.

Noun : A device for giving electric shocks.

Noun : (colloquial) Something done really badly.

disclaimer

Noun : One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

Noun : A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

Noun : (law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.

tip

Noun : The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.

Noun : A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

Noun : (music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

hose

Noun : (countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

Noun : (uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.

Noun : (historical) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.

pipe

Noun : Meanings relating to a wind instrument.

Noun : (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.

Noun : (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.

scoop

Noun : Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.

Noun : The amount or volume of loose or solid material held by a particular scoop.

Noun : The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

notice

Noun : (chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.

Noun : (countable) A written or printed announcement.

Noun : (countable) A formal notification or warning.

forenotice

Noun : Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning.

wake-up call

Noun : A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.

Noun : (figuratively) An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.

foreannouncement

Noun : An announcement made in advance; a notification or declaration beforehand.

upshot

Noun : The final result, or outcome of something.

Noun : (US) A concise summary.

Noun : (US) A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.

announcement

Noun : An act of announcing, or giving notice.

Noun : That which conveys what is announced.

Noun : The content which is announced.

signal

Noun : A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.

Noun : Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.

Noun : A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.

trigger warning

Noun : A notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.

note

Noun : A symbol or annotation.

Noun : A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.

Noun : A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.

preannouncement

Noun : An announcement in advance.

attention

Noun : (uncountable) Mental focus.

Noun : (countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.

Noun : (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.

foremessage

Noun : A message given in advance; a prologue

upfront

Adjective : Honest, frank and straightforward.

Adjective : open, admitted, out

Adjective : In a forward, leading or frontward position.

notification

Noun : (uncountable) The act of notifying.

Noun : (countable) A specific piece of information that serves to notify.

Noun : (countable, computing) A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.

intimation

Noun : The act of intimating.

Noun : The thing intimated.

Noun : Announcement; declaration.

run-up

Noun : (cricket) The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.

Noun : The approach run of a high jumper or other athlete in order to gather speed or momentum.

Noun : A period of time just before an important event.

head start

Noun : (idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.

Noun : (idiomatic) A factor conducive to superiority and success.

Noun : In the United States, a government-funded preschool program for impoverished children.

headline

Noun : (journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

Noun : (printing, dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

Noun : (entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

lead-up

Noun : An event, or sequence of events, that leads up to something; the period during which these events occur.

forelook

Verb : To look beforehand, to preview.

Verb : To look forward.

Noun : A preview.

lesson

Noun : A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

Noun : A learning task assigned to a student; homework.

Noun : Something learned or to be learned.

upcoming

Noun : The act of coming up.

Noun : Comeuppance; deserts.

Noun : The activity of to upcome.

bulletin

Noun : A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.

Noun : A time-sensitive news item or short news report.

Noun : A short printed publication, especially one produced regularly by an organization.

leadup

Noun : Alternative spelling of lead-up [An event, or sequence of events, that leads up to something; the period during which these events occur.]

sum-up

Noun : A summary.

preview

Noun : An experience of something in advance.

Noun : (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.

Noun : A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.

head

Noun : (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.

Noun : (people) To do with heads.

Noun : Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.

forewatch

Verb : (transitive) To look out for; watch over

Noun : A foreward positioned guard or sentry; vanguard

Noun : An early watch

foreglance

Noun : A glance that is forward or beforehand.

Verb : (transitive) To glance forward or beforehand.

forenote

Noun : A preceding note or message; a preface.

precap

Noun : A preliminary summary of forthcoming events, especially at the start of a television programme, or before a commercial break.

update

Noun : An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.

Noun : A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

Noun : An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.

brief

Adjective : Of short duration; happening quickly.

Adjective : Concise; taking few words.

Adjective : Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.

briefing

Noun : A concise summary of a current situation.

Noun : A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation.

prevision

Noun : Advance knowledge; foresight.

Noun : A prediction.

ticket

Noun : A small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability.

Noun : A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.

Noun : A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation.

spot

Noun : A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.

Noun : A stain or disfiguring mark.

Noun : A pimple, papule or pustule.

top of the hour

Noun : (idiomatic) The time at (or very close to) the start of the next hour of time.

rundown

Noun : (chiefly with definite article "the") A rough outline of a topic or situation.

Noun : (gambling) A summary of the horses to be raced on a particular day, with their weights, jockeys, odds, etc.

Noun : (baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.

forethought

Noun : Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.

Noun : Anticipation.

Noun : Provident care; prudence.

newsflash

Noun : (broadcasting) A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.

backgrounder

Noun : (chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.

Noun : A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.

Noun : A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.

presignal

Noun : A signal that occurs before some occurrence, as a warning or to trigger an automatic preparation.

lead

Noun : (uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).

Noun : (countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.

Noun : A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.

centre of attention

Noun : (British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention.

intro

Noun : (informal) An introduction.

Noun : (informal) The opening sequence at beginning of a film, television program, etc.

Noun : (demoscene) A small demo produced to promote one's demogroup or for a competition.

sneak peek

Noun : (informal) A preview, especially of something not yet public.

alarm-bell

Noun : (historical) A bell rung to signal danger or emergency.

Noun : A bell which is rung to indicate a pre-arranged time, especially to mark a desired moment for waking up, performing a specific action etc.

underpoint

Noun : A downward facing point on the underside.

Noun : (music) The lowest intensity point of a diminuendo that is followed by an increase in volume and intensity.

Noun : The number of scored points below a specified criterion.

clue

Noun : (now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.

Noun : Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

Noun : An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

bird's-eye view

Noun : (idiomatic) The view from directly or high above.

Noun : (by extension) A general overview or summary of a topic.

paragraph

Noun : A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.

Noun : (originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

Noun : A brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

uptrend

Noun : An upward trend, or an upturn.

suspense

Noun : The condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.

Noun : the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.

Noun : The unpleasant emotion of anxiety or apprehension in an uncertain situation.

reality check

Noun : A check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.

Noun : (idiomatic) A wake-up call; a reminder.

banns

Noun : The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

Noun : Historically, any public announcement of a coming event.

stand-up

Adjective : Honest; honorable.

Adjective : Upright; while standing.

Adjective : Performed while standing although normally done while sitting.

callout

Noun : (communication) An outgoing telephone call.

Noun : An instance of being summoned to visit a certain place in order to provide assistance; an instance of summoning someone who is on call.

Noun : (US) A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, e.g. for an activity or sports team.

guidepost

Noun : A signpost.

Noun : (by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.

summons

Noun : A call to do something, especially to come.

Noun : (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.

Noun : (military) A demand for surrender.

october surprise

Noun : (US politics) An occurrence that unexpectedly comes to public attention just prior to a November election, especially a presidential election, and that is likely to affect the outcome.

hook

Noun : A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.

Noun : A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.

Noun : Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.

forthlook

Verb : (intransitive, obsolete) To look forth; look out.

Noun : A looking forth, forward, or ahead; an outlook; prospect; projection.

lead-in

Noun : An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.

Noun : A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.

Noun : (journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

guide

Noun : Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.

Noun : A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.

Noun : A sign that guides people; guidepost.

heading

Noun : The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

Noun : (nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)

Noun : Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.

teacher

Noun : A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

Noun : The index finger; the forefinger.

Noun : An indication; a lesson.

precaution

Noun : Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good

Noun : A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

sneak preview

Noun : (informal) An early preview or look at something, especially not yet made public.

greeting

Noun : A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

Noun : (uncountable) The action of the verb to greet.

highlight

Noun : (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

Noun : (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

Noun : (cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

need-to-know

Adjective : (idiomatic) (of information) given to another only when necessary.

Noun : Something that one needs to know; a piece of necessary information.

forestart

Noun : A head start.

forepreparation

Noun : Something done in advance, to make ready; preparation.

foreview

Noun : A preview

Noun : (humorous, nonce word) A forward view. Compare with rearview.

giveaway

Noun : Something that is given away or handed out for free.

Noun : An event at which things are given away for free.

Noun : The act of giving something away for free.

word

Noun : (semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)

Noun : The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes

Noun : The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes

oversight

Noun : An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.

Noun : Supervision or management.

Noun : Overview.

top priority

Noun : (uncountable) Relatively highest importance.

Noun : (countable) Item of highest importance.

Adjective : Alternative form of top-priority [Of the highest level of importance]

public service announcement

Noun : (broadcasting) An advertisement intended to serve the public interest by raising awareness of an issue, affecting public attitudes and potentially stimulating action.

standupper

Noun : A television news broadcast where the presenter stands up when speaking into the camera.

peak

Noun : A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

Noun : The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

Noun : (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

k-hed

Noun : (US, journalism) A brief news item in a newspaper consisting of a one-line heading and a single paragraph, especially one of little interest added to fill space.

bottom line

Noun : (countable, uncountable, business) The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.

Noun : (idiomatic) The summary or result; the most important information.

Noun : A minimum acceptable result from a negotiation.

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