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Kern

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Kern"

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Word	Definition
corenoun	In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
cairnnoun	A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
cupidnoun	(Roman mythology) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.
kierannoun	A unisex given name from Irish, an anglicized form of Ciarán.
foxworthnoun	A surname.
kemnoun	A surname.
kirnnoun	A surname.
nucleusnoun	(chemistry, physics) The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons.
heartnoun	(anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emotion.
seednoun	(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
grainnoun	(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
kernelnoun	The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
pithnoun	(figurative) The central or innermost part of something; the core, the heart.
marrownoun	(uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
gistnoun	(countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
essencenoun	The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
germnoun	A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
pipnoun	Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
pitnoun	A hole in the ground.
stonenoun	(uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.