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kernel

/ˈkɝ.nəl/noun2 syllables

Kernel means: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.

Synonyms for kernel19

noun, as in the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

noun, as in the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

meat

also used for kernel

crux, bowels, brass tacks, drift

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What does kernel mean?3

noun

1

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience“the gist of the prosecutor's argument”

2

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone“black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell”

3

a single whole grain of a cereal“a kernel of corn”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with kernel?9

two syllables

journal

three syllables

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Kernel in a sentence

  • Linux is not an operating system, but only a kernel.Tirifto
  • As with so much disinformation, there's a kernel of truth to this.shekitten
  • He that will eat the kernel, must crack the nut.carlosalberto
  • I got a great kernel panic a day or two ago.unknown
  • The kernel of a group homomorphism always contains the neutral element.Thanuir
  • There could be a kernel of truth behind this legend.GeeZ
  • There is a kernel of truth in what he's saying.AlanF_US
  • The legend has a kernel of truth in it.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of kernel

as a noun

plural
kernels