Term: immediate constituent: a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: gigantism: excessive largeness of stature
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: card: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: anthrax: a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: headwater: the source of a river
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: rep: informal abbreviation of `representative'
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: bioterrorism: terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: curandero: a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: blue curls: any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: administration: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Broader: constituent: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction | Unrelated: raffinose: a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals