kernel

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    meat,
  • (n) a single whole grain of a cereal
    • a kernel of corn
  • (n) 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
    essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow, centre,

Synonyms

meat essence heart and soul inwardness nitty-gritty gist pith substance nub core sum center heart marrow centre

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