- headword, head word - a word that is qualified by a modifier
--1 is a kind of content word, open-class word
--1 is a part of phrase; 1 of 2 senses of headword - headword - a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
--2 is a kind of word; word
--2 is a part of lexical entry, dictionary entry