Words Like KERNEL

We have put together a list of words that are similar to KERNEL.

20 Alternative Words Similar to kernel

1 Meat Noun      Synonym Words Like Meat
2 Substance Noun      Synonym Words Like Substance
3 Core Noun      Synonym Words Like Core
4 Center Noun      Synonym Words Like Center
5 Essence Noun      Synonym Words Like Essence
6 Gist Noun      Synonym Words Like Gist
7 Heart Noun      Synonym Words Like Heart
8 Inwardness Noun      Synonym Words Like Inwardness
9 Marrow Noun      Synonym Words Like Marrow
10 Nub Noun      Synonym Words Like Nub
11 Pith Noun      Synonym Words Like Pith
12 Sum Noun      Synonym Words Like Sum
13 Caryopsis Noun      Synonym Words Like Caryopsis
14 Content Noun      Synonym Words Like Content
15 Grain Noun      Synonym Words Like Grain
16 Nucleus Noun      Synonym Words Like Nucleus
17 Kerneled Verb-intransitive      Form Words Like Kerneled
18 Kerneling Verb-intransitive      Form Words Like Kerneling
19 Stuff Noun      Hyponym Words Like Stuff
20 Quintessence Noun      Hyponym Words Like Quintessence

5 examples of kernel

1 the kernel of a nut
2 a kernel of corn
3 the kernel of an argument
4 the nub of the story
5 the heart and soul of the Republican Party

10 definitions of kernel

1 The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument. See Illust. of endocarp.
2 A single seed or grain.
3 A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
4 The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core.
5 To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
6 the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
7 a single whole grain of a cereal
8 the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
9 A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
10 The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.
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