kernel
         n 1: 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" [syn: {kernel}, {meat}]
         2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
         3: 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" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core}, {center},
            {centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul},
            {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-
            gritty}]

English Dictionary: kernel	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korean lawn grass n lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States Synonym(s): Korean lawn grass, Japanese lawn grass, Zoysia japonica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Korean lespedeza n annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions Synonym(s): Korean lespedeza, Lespedeza stipulacea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kremlin n citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government citadel of a Russian town
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernel \Ker"nel\, n. [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel,       fr. corn grain. See {Corn}, and cf. {Kern} to harden.]       1. 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; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of             {Endocarp}.                         ' A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel                                                                               --Shak.          2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.          3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a             nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.          4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything;             the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}[or]       {Kernelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} [or] {Kernelling}.]       To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}[or]       {Kernelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} [or] {Kernelling}.]       To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kerneled \Ker"neled\, Kernelled \Ker"nelled\, a.       Having a kernel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}[or]       {Kernelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} [or] {Kernelling}.]       To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}[or]       {Kernelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} [or] {Kernelling}.]       To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kerneled \Ker"neled\, Kernelled \Ker"nelled\, a.       Having a kernel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}[or]       {Kernelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} [or] {Kernelling}.]       To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kernelly \Ker"nel*ly\, a.       Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of       kernels. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kremlin \Krem"lin\, n. [Russ. kremle.]       The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of       Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces,       cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [Russia]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kremlin, MT       Zip code(s): 59532    Kremlin, OK (town, FIPS 40400)       Location: 36.54658 N, 97.83087 W       Population (1990): 243 (110 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73753
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Kremmling, CO (town, FIPS 41560)       Location: 40.05644 N, 106.37627 W       Population (1990): 1166 (560 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 80459
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
kernal          {kernel}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
kernel          (Note: NOT "kernal").          1. The essential part of {Unix} or other       {operating system}s, responsible for resource allocation,       low-level hardware interfaces, security etc.   See also       {microkernel}.          2. An essential subset of a programming language,       in terms of which other constructs are (or could be) defined.       Also known as a {core} language.          (1996-06-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Kernel Parlog          A {modeless} {intermediate language} for {Parlog}       compilation.          ["Notes on the Implementation of Parlog", K.L. Clark et al, J       Logic Prog 2(1):17-42 1985].          (1996-06-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Kernel User Interface Package          (KUIP) The human interface to {Physics Analysis       Workbench} (PAW).          (1994-11-11)