English noun: headword | |||
1. | headword (communication) a content word that can be qualified by a modifier | ||
Synonyms | head word | ||
Broader (hypernym) | content word, open-class word | ||
Part meronym | phrase | ||
2. | headword (communication) a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
Part meronym | dictionary entry, lexical entry | ||