Kernel

What do we mean by kernel?

A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk. noun

The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone. noun

The central or most important part; the core. noun

A small amount of something, especially when potentially developing into something else. noun

To harden or ripen into kernels, as the seeds of plants.

To crenelate.

A battlement. noun

An enlarged lymphatic gland. noun

In metallurgy, a nucleus of a double sulphid of copper and iron obtained in roasting cupriferous iron pyrites. The kernels are separated by hand from the lumps of pyrites and are melted for copper. noun

The edible substance contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. noun

Technically, in botany: In phanerogams, strictly, the whole body of a seed within the coats, namely, the embryo, and, when present, the albumen. noun

In pyrenomycetous fungi, in old usage, all of the soft parts of the pyrenocarp or perithecium within the firm outer wall. In both these senses a synonym of nucleus. noun

A gramineous seed with its husk or integument; a grain or corn: as, a kernel of wheat, oats, or maize: formerly applied also to the seed of the apple and other pulpy fruits. noun

The bundle of fat on the fore shoulder; any swelling or knob of flesh. noun

Figuratively — The central part of anything; a mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus in general. noun

The important part of anything, as a matter in discussion; the main or essential point, as opposed to matters of less import; the core; the gist: as, to come to the kernel of the question. noun

To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. intransitive verb

The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument. See Illust. of endocarp. noun

A single seed or grain. noun

The core, center, or essence of an object or system.

The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.

A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

The core engine of any complex software system.

A function used to define an integral transform.

A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.

For a given function (especially a linear map between vector spaces), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; (formally) given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.

For a category with zero morphisms: the equalizer of a given morphism and the zero morphism which is parallel to that given morphism.

(fuzzy set theory) The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).

The human clitoris.

The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.

The core of an Operating System Urban Dictionary

Something that in Windows XP takes up 33% of your RAM, however much you have. Urban Dictionary

The proper way to spell colonel Urban Dictionary

Slang for Marijuana and used at work to cover up the real meaning Urban Dictionary

Derogatory someone who aint known in discord.gg/corn, usually weird/pedophiles. used as a slur by actives to discriminate Urban Dictionary

A variation of the military title "colonel", basically meaning an individual, ex-military or civilian with too much ego with little or no experience to match, elevated to a position that screws everything (and everybody) up. Notoriously bad for business and customers. The term is especially used in the aviation industry. Urban Dictionary

Sweating out/ Grinding/ Try harding in roblox Urban Dictionary

Kernel is a little bitch boy who puts his girlfriend before his best friends. He will leave them high and dry. Urban Dictionary

A term used to describe .25 grams or about $5 worth of good weed. Originated on the second floor of Scudder Hall at SUNY New Paltz. Urban Dictionary

The popcorn that falls out of the bag Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to kernel:
kernel, kennel, kernal, kerne, kerned, kerner, pernel, kernes, kerney, kernen, kerel, kerbel.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word kernel:
kernels, patching, debugger, linux, bsd, gnu, gaussian, monolithic, pca, solaris, ubuntu, embedding, unix, mainline, threads, firmware, api, interrupt, boot, module, estimation, mach, subgroup, cpu, thread, fourier, compatibility, hardware, symmetric, functionality, patches, processor, abstraction, scheduling, file, compiler, user, mode, default, parameter, matrix, desktop, interface, stack, proprietary, intel, binary, formula, patch, embedded, utilities, android, operating, execute, disk, subset, server, loaded, function, linear, transform, vector, memory, panic, theorem, windows, device, code, dos, filter, virtual, algorithms, driver, operator, functions, integral, algorithm, compatible, files, software, configuration, implementation, microsoft, processes, applications, developer, finite, documentation, implement, console, supports, map, palm, input, org, corn, random, components, ibm, implemented.

Words that rhyme with kernel:
journal, eternal, diurnal, colonel, nocturnal, external, internal, vernal, maternal, paternal, infernal, fraternal, urnal, sternal, bernal, lieutenant colonel, life eternal, light colonel, burnell, pernell, purnell, durnell, durnil, fern hill, herne hill, return nil, return null, smpte journal.

Adjectives that are often used to describe kernel:
new, gaussian, very, small, hard, sweet, whole, single, historical, real, rational, inner, original, white, time, true, entire, dried, central, solid, linear, essential, innermost, standard, current, bitter, soft, sound, basic, symmetric, tiny, integral, simple, edible, oily, windows, monolithic, spiritual, positive, dimensional, rich, traumatic, precious, dry, stable, appropriate, preemptive, mature, hidden, irreducible, bit, fresh, latest, singular, exponential, bare, corresponding, underlying, modified, polynomial, brown, ripe, pure, generic, computational, minimal, separable, substantial, golden, semantic, like.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective kernel:
oil, mode, corn, weight, cake, oils, source, sentences, server, meal, architecture, truth, list, approach, wheat, method, peanut, version, sentence, design, space, topology, bunch, implementation, exports, sayings, trade, substance, operations, communication, density, classifier, thread, code, software, link, user, teeth, pounds, index, driver, task, samples, filling, extensions, wort, nuts, programs, drive, production, shells, lies, symposia, elongation, patterns, stones, shape, communications, odor, configuration, faith, script, sample, drivers, domain, clauses, corpuscle, package, shoots, adatron, memory, polynomials, row, nut, threads, stone, progeny, seed, variety, weights, representation, barrel.

Consonant match to kernel:
canal, colonel, kennel, canaille, kinnell, cannel, conal, connell, kinoyl, cannell, kennell, can heal, can ill, cane hill, con il, con ill, connole, cornelle, kanell, ken hill, kienle, kuehnel, kuehnle, kuhnle.

Words that sound like kernel:
colonel, kernel, kernal, cryal, cruel, kennel, carnal, connell, kernels, crewel, cornel, crull, connel, crowell, coronal, cannel, colonels, krull, carnell, krul, crenel, kanal, kinnell, cannell, kannel, crile, crinal, karnal, carneal, kanel, kuril, kerning, arnel, arnell, krill, cornell, crill, canel, krell, crel, cril, crell, cannelle, cornels, crawl, camel, canal, carmel, corral, creole, kimmel, creel, chorale, kearney, kirtle, crowl, creal, caroll, kroll, corn hole, caml, curtal, crool, croll, kearny, conal, cral, kamel, creol, corneal, crail, kraal, krall, correll, krol, curnow, kernow, comal, kral, kernan, kerney, kerma, karmel, croyle, kimmell, kreel, krummel, corneille, corail, caromel, curnutte, curule, canol, kreml, corn oil, karole, kernen, cormel, kammel, karmal.