verb · intransitive · rare

kernel

kernel · kernels · kerneled / kernelled · kerneling

To enclose within a kernelTo enclose within a kernel

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UK/ˈkɜː.nəl/US/ˈkɝ.nəl/

» Tom got a popcorn kernel stuck in his teeth.

Meaning

2 senses

To enclose within a kernel
To crenellate

Examples

22 sentences

Tom got a popcorn kernel stuck in his teeth.
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The legend has a kernel of truth in it.
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There could be a kernel of truth behind this legend.
ruЗа этой легендой может скрываться правда.
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There is a kernel of truth in what he's saying.
ruВ том, что он говорит, есть рациональное зерно.
deDa ist was Wahres dran an dem, was er sagt.
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Linux is not an operating system, but only a kernel.
deLinux ist kein Betriebssystem, sondern nur ein Kernel.
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Origin

From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germa

From Middle English kernel, kirnel, kürnel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kurną (“seed, grain, corn”), equivalent to corn + -le. Cognate with Yiddish קערנדל (kerndl), Middle Dutch kernel, cornel, Middle High German kornel. Related also to Old Norse kjarni (“kernel”).

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Forms

kernels, kerneling, kerneled, kerneled

Base form	kernel · to kernel
3rd person singular	kernels
Present participle	kerneling
Past simple	kerneled / kernelled
Past participle	kerneled / kernelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	kernel
he, she, it	kernels

Past simpleLesson

all persons

kerneled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have kerneled
he, she, it	has kerneled

Future simple (will)Lesson