Definition for Kernel:

• k[. e]r'nel, n. anything in a husk or shell: the substance in the shell of a nut: the seed of a pulpy fruit: the important part of anything.-- adj. KER'NELLY, full of, or resembling, kernels. [ A.S. cyrnel-- corn, grain, and dim. suffix - el; Ger. kern, a grain.]

Synonyms for Kernel:

• n.

  •
  • boll,
  • anther,
  • bract,
  • bulb,
  • beanstalk,
  • blade,
  • root,
  • aerial root,
  • bur.
  •
  • element,
  • piece,
  • concern,
  • staple,
  • part,
  • bit,
  • atom,
  • key,
  • priority,
  • feature,
  • morsel,
  • basis,
  • burning issue/question,
  • division.
  •
  • start,
  • pit.
  •
  • be.
  •berry (noun)
  • drupelets.
  •center (noun)
  • cynosures,
  • Centrums,
  • bulleye,
  • inter mediacies,
  • middle of road,
  • inter mediacy,
  • in side,
  • bulls eye,
  • omphaloses,
  • bull eye,
  • bullseye,
  • bull'seye,
  • middle the road,
  • in sides,
  • in-side,
  • intermediacies,
  • bull-eye,
  • radial points,
  • middle road,
  • Centrioles,
  • inter-mediacies,
  • equidistances,
  • inter-mediacy.
  •core (noun)
  • up-shots,
  • up shots,
  • up-shot,
  • up shot,
  • main ideas,
  • meat potatoes.
  •crux (noun)
  • decisive points.
  •essence (noun)
  • chief constituents,
  • essentias,
  • name game,
  • be all end all,
  • virtualities,
  • be-all end-all,
  • lifebloods.
  •focus (noun)
  • funnel,
  • bottleneck,
  • intersection,
  • soul,
  • focus,
  • lure,
  • magnet,
  • crossing,
  • forum,
  • gathering,
  • rendezvous,
  • rally,
  • epitome,
  • asymptote,
  • axle,
  • spirit,
  • lodestar,
  • plenum.
  •gist (noun)
  • nuts bolts,
  • name the game,
  • nature the beast,
  • nature beast.
  •grain (noun)
  • fruit.
  •heart (noun)
  • coal ice,
  • coal and ice,
  • coal ices,
  • coal and ices.
  •heart and soul (noun)
  • heart and soul.
  •pith (noun)
  • pith.
  •plant (noun)
  • kernel.
  •quintessence (noun)
  • ultimates.
  •seed (noun)
  • spore,
  • sperms,
  • semen,
  • Spores,
  • ovule,
  • ovules,
  • sperm,
  • rudiment.
  •seed, essence (noun)
  • upshot,
  • matter.
  •substance (noun)
  • way of it,
  • general meaning.
  •sum (noun)
  • sum.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gum,
  • pine cone,
  • cone,
  • cola nut,
  • nutshell,
  • acorn,
  • chicle,
  • tea tree,
  • latex,
  • raffia,
  • horse chestnut,
  • cork,
  • pip.
  •
  • rubber,
  • bud,
  • stuff,
  • germ.
  •
  • spark,
  • embryo.

Paraphrases for Kernel:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    walnuts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    colonel.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Nuclei, heart, crux.

Antonyms for Kernel:

• n.

  • seed, essence
    Exteriority, surface, whole, periphery, exterior, outside.

Kernel Sentence Examples:

• Neither hope Has kernel in it.

• She cracked one with her teeth, and was going to eat the kernel when lo and behold there was a stately royal garment in it!

Homophones for Kernel:

• colonel.

Holonyms for Kernel:

• n.

  • plant
    seed.

Hypernym for Kernel:

• n.

  • plant
    corn.

Hyponym for Kernel:

• n.

  • plant
    plant part, caryopsis, plant structure, grain.