Head Word — synonyms, definition

1. head word (Noun)

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head word (Noun) — A content word that can be qualified by a modifier.

head word (Noun) — (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent.

head word (Noun) — A word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry).

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