headword

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Synonyms: headwork, headward, head word, headboard, headwind, deadwood, meadwort, leadwort, beadwork, headworks, headwords

Antonyms: headwork, headward, head word, headboard, headwind, deadwood, meadwort, leadwort, beadwork, headworks, headwords

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|word or term as title of an entry or section}} A [[word]] (or compound [[term#English:_name for a concept|term]]) used as the [[title]] of a list [[entry]] or section, particularly in a [[dictionary]], [[encyclopedia]], or [[thesaurus]].
2. {{senseid|en|head, in linguistics}} {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[head#English:_core of phrase, in linguistics|head]] of a [[phrase#English:_grammar|phrase]].

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