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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋkFnL 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊkәːnl 〕


Overview of noun kernel

The noun kernel has 3 senses


  • kernel, meat -- (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")

  • kernel -- (a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn")

  • kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")