KERNEL
Scrabble letter values: K5E1R1N1E1L1 = 10
Definition
- noun the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone. — synonyms: meat
- noun a single whole grain of a cereal.
- noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. — synonyms: substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart_and_soul
Examples
- “black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell”
- “a kernel of corn”
- “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”