In a dictionary, a headword is a word which is followed by an explanation of its meaning.
English Easy Learning GrammarThe noun phraseA noun phrase is a word or group of words that can function as the subject, the object,or the complement in a sentence. The manager interviewed all the ... Read more
headword in British English
(ˈhɛdˌwɜːd)
noun
a key word placed at the beginning of a line, paragraph, etc, as in a dictionary entry
headword in American English
(ˈhɛdˌwɜrd)
noun
1.
a word or phrase that is a heading for a paragraph, chapter, etc.
2. Linguistics
a word functioning as a head in a structure
Examples of 'headword' in a sentence
headword
Later editions added more headwords without either expanding the number of thoughts or diluting their quality.