How do you use Headword in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like word, plus the exact meaning.
Headword meaning
- A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
- The head of a phrase.
Synonyms of Headword
Using Headword
- The main meaning on this page is: A word (or compound term) used as the title of a list entry or section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus. | The head of a phrase.
- Useful related words include: head word, content word, open-class word, word.
Context around Headword
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Headword
- In this selection, "headword" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, british and spellings stand out and add context to how "headword" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as its headword which labels and lists british headword spellings e. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "headword" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with headword
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Spelling main The OED lists British headword spellings (e. (9 words)
One of the most general words is chosen to typify the spectrum as its headword, which labels the whole group. (20 words)
One of the most general words is chosen to typify the spectrum as its headword, which labels the whole group. (20 words)
Spelling main The OED lists British headword spellings (e. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
One of the most general words is chosen to typify the spectrum as its headword, which labels the whole group.
Spelling main The OED lists British headword spellings (e.