All kernel synonyms
ker·nel
K k noun kernel
- grain — granularity
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
- fruit — any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- morsel — a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- keynote — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- hub — the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- root — Elihu [el-uh-hyoo] /ˈɛl əˌhyu/ (Show IPA), 1845–1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1912.
- matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- crux — The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else.
- pith — Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- atom — An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
- upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- nub — the point, gist, or heart of something.
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- gist — the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
- nubbin — a small lump or stunted piece; stub.
- seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- pip — a male given name, form of Philip.
- pit — the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
- stone — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- essence — The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, esp. something abstract, that determines its character.
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.