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  • 1kernel — kernelless, adj. kernelly, adj. /kerr nl/, n., v., kerneled, kerneling or (esp. Brit.) kernelled, kernelling. n. 1. the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 2. the body of a seed within its husk or… …

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  • 2kernel — ker|nel [ˈkə:nl US ˈkə:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: cyrnel, from corn; CORN] 1.) the part of a nut or seed inside the shell or the part inside the stone of some fruits 2.) [usually singular] one of the small yellow pieces on a corn ↑cob 3.)… …

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  • 3kernel — /ˈkɜnəl / (say kernuhl) noun 1. the softer, usually edible, part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 2. the body of a seed within its husk or integuments. 3. a grain, as of wheat. 4. the central part of anything; the nucleus; …

  • 4kernel — ker•nel [[t]ˈkɜr nl[/t]] n. v. neled, nel•ing (esp. brit.) nelled, nel•ling. 1) bot the softer, usu. edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit 2) bot the body of a seed within its husk 3) the central or most important… …

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  • 5The Who — at a 1975 curtain call. Left to right: Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend Background information Origin …

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  • 6kernel — ► NOUN 1) a softer part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell. 2) the seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat. 3) the central or most important part of something. ORIGIN Old English, small corn …

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  • 7The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… …

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  • 8Stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …

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  • 9stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …

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  • 10stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …

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