Head Word
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
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a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- headhead wordheadword
- alternatephrasing
- Headword
- plural
- Head Words
- possessive
- Head Word's
- pluralpossessive
- Head Words'