noun🔗ShareStichwort, LemmaA word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus"The headword "cat" in the dictionary leads to a definition of the animal. "Das Stichwort „Katze“ im Wörterbuch führt zu einer Definition des Tieres.languagelinguisticswordwritingtitlecommunicationeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKernwort(grammar) any word which may be modified by an adjunct"In "a very discerning car shopper", "shopper" is the headword."grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading