kernel
noun/ˈkɜːnl/
/ˈkɜːrnl/
- the inner part of a nut or seed
- pine/apricot kernels
Homophones colonel | kernelcolonel kernel/ˈkɜːnl//ˈkɜːrnl/- colonel noun
- The colonel yelled out to his troops.
- kernel noun
- The sun-dried tomato and pine kernel topping was delicious.
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- the central, most important part of an idea or a subject
- the kernel of her argument
- There may be a kernel of truth (= a small amount of truth) in what she said.
Word OriginOld English cyrnel, diminutive of corn (the plant).
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