English noun: head word | |||
1. | head word (communication) a content word that can be qualified by a modifier | ||
Synonyms | headword | ||
Broader (hypernym) | content word, open-class word | ||
Part meronym | phrase | ||
2. | head word (communication) (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent | ||
Synonyms | head | ||
Broader (hypernym) | word | ||
Domain category | grammar | ||