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head word ThesaurusNoun | 1. | head word - a content word that can be qualified by a modifierheadwordcontent word, open-class word - a word to which an independent meaning can be assignedphrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence | | 2. | head word - (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituentheadgrammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
head word Related to head word: amphiboly, head lettuceSynonyms for head wordnoun a content word that can be qualified by a modifierSynonymsRelated Words- content word
- open-class word
- phrase
noun (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituentSynonymsRelated Words |