Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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kernel | Yes | No | No | No |
essence | Yes | No | No | No |
kernel (noun) | essence (noun) |
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor |
a single whole grain of a cereal | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted |