headword
NounSynonyms:
head word
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a content word that can be qualified by a modifierSynonyms: head wordType of content word, open-class wordPart of phrase
- a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)Type of wordPart of lexical entry, dictionary entry
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
headword noun
1. a word that is qualified by a modifier.
2. a word placed at the beginning of a line, paragraph, or short article (as in a dictionary or encyclopedia entry); the word which forms the title of an entry in a dictionary.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5