Kernel vs. Shell

Kernelnoun

The core, center, or essence of an object or system.

Kernelnoun

(botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.

Kernelnoun

(botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

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The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

Kernelnoun

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Kernelnoun

(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

Kernelnoun

(computing) The core engine of any complex software system.

Kernelnoun

(calculus) A function used to define an integral transform.

Kernelnoun

(mathematics) A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.

Kernelnoun

For a given function (especially a linear map between vector spaces), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; (formally) given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.

Kernelnoun

For a category with zero morphisms: the equalizer of a given morphism and the zero morphism which is parallel to that given morphism.

Kernelnoun

The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).

Kernelnoun

(slang) The human clitoris.

Kernelnoun

(chemistry) The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.

Kernelnoun

The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.

Kernelnoun

A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

Kernelnoun

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Kernelnoun

The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

Kernelverb

To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

Kernelnoun

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone;

Kernelnoun

a single whole grain of a cereal;

Kernelnoun

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

Kernelnoun

a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell

Kernelnoun

the seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat

Kernelnoun

the central or most important part of something

Kernelnoun

the most basic level or core of an operating system, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security.

Kernelnoun

denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.

Shellnoun

A hard external covering of an animal.

Shellnoun

The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

Shellnoun

(by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.

Shellnoun

(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.

Shellnoun

The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.

Shellnoun

The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.

Shellnoun

The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.

Shellnoun

One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.

Shellnoun

(botany) The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.

Shellnoun

The covering, or outside part, of a nut.

Shellnoun

A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.

Shellnoun

(in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.

Shellnoun

(geology) The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.

Shellnoun

(weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.

Shellnoun

(weaponry) A hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scattered at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.

Shellnoun

(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

Shellnoun

(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.

Shellnoun

A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.

Shellnoun

A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.

Shellnoun

(music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.

Shellnoun

(music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.

Shellnoun

An engraved copper roller used in print works.

Shellnoun

(nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.

Shellnoun

The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

Shellnoun

(nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.

Shellnoun

(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter.

Shellnoun

(chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.

Shellnoun

An emaciated person.

Shellnoun

A psychological barrier to social interaction.

Shellnoun

(business) A legal entity that has no operations.

Shellnoun

A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.

Shellnoun

(engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.

Shellnoun

(phonology) The onset and coda of a syllable.

Shellverb

To remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.

Shellverb

To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.

Shellverb

(informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).

Shellverb

(intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

Shellverb

(intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.

Shellverb

To switch to a shell or command line.

Shellverb

To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).

Shellverb

(topology) To form a shelling.

Shellnoun

A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

Shellnoun

The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like.

Shellnoun

A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb.

Shellnoun

The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms.

Shellnoun

Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house.

Shellnoun

A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one.

Shellnoun

An instrument of music, as a lyre, - the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell.

Shellnoun

An engraved copper roller used in print works.

Shellnoun

The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.

Shellnoun

The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

Shellnoun

A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell.

Shellnoun

Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell;

Shellnoun

A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.

Shellnoun

A gouge bit or shell bit.

Shellverb

To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.

Shellverb

To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.

Shellverb

To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.

Shellverb

To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

Shellverb

To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.

Shellverb

To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.

Shellnoun

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

Shellnoun

the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

Shellnoun

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Shellnoun

the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

Shellnoun

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

Shellnoun

a rigid covering that envelops an object;

Shellnoun

a very light narrow racing boat

Shellnoun

the housing or outer covering of something;

Shellnoun

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

Shellnoun

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

Shellverb

use explosives on;

Shellverb

fall out of the pod or husk;

Shellverb

hit the pitches of hard and regularly;

Shellverb

look for and collect shells by the seashore

Shellverb

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;

Shellverb

remove from its shell or outer covering;

Shellverb

remove the husks from;

Shellnoun

the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean

Shellnoun

the thin outer covering of an animal's egg, which is hard and fragile in that of a bird but leathery in that of a reptile.

Shellnoun

the outer case of a nut kernel or seed

Shellnoun

the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin.

Shellnoun

the wing cases of a beetle.

Shellnoun

the integument of an insect pupa or chrysalis.

Shellnoun

used with reference to a state of shyness or introversion

Shellnoun

an explosive artillery projectile or bomb

Shellnoun

a hollow metal or paper case used as a container for fireworks, explosives, or cartridges.

Shellnoun

a cartridge.

Shellnoun

something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case

Shellnoun

the walls of an unfinished or gutted building or other structure

Shellnoun

an outer form without substance

Shellnoun

the metal framework of a vehicle body.

Shellnoun

a light racing boat.

Shellnoun

an inner or roughly made coffin.

Shellnoun

the hand guard of a sword.

Shellnoun

each of a set of orbitals around the nucleus of an atom, occupied or able to be occupied by electrons of similar energies

Shellnoun

short for shell program

Shellverb

bombard with shells

Shellverb

score heavily against (an opposing pitcher or team)

Shellverb

remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed)