Hypernym

word 1

noun

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

Part_meronym

grammatical meaning 1

noun

the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form

function word 1

noundomain: communication

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning

Synonyms

closed-class word 1
a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning

Hyponym

determiner 2

noun

one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

preposition 1

noun

a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word

pronoun 1

noun

a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase

conjunction 3

noun

an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences

particle 3

noun

a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

Part_holonym

grammatical meaning 1

noun

the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form