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HEAD WORD

(noun)
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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)
headword

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
head

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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