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HEAD WORD

(noun)
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head
word

Definitions

There are 2 meanings of the phrase Head Word.

Head Word - as a noun

A content word that can be qualified by a modifier

Synonyms (Exact Relations)

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

Synonyms (Exact Relations)

Example Sentences

"The head word in the sentence "I ate an apple." is 'ate'."
"In the phrase 'big blue sky', 'sky' is the head word."
"The head word in the sentence 'She is reading a book' is 'reading'."
"In the phrase 'the yellow bird', 'bird' is the head word."
"The head word of the sentence 'The cat is sleeping' is 'sleeping'."
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Word Variations & Relations

Anagrams of HEADWORD
Starts H Starts HE Starts HEA Starts HEAD 
Ends D Ends RD Ends ORD Ends WORD 
Starts H & ends D Starts HE & ends D Starts H & ends RD 
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