Associations to the word «Kerns»
Noun
- Bennett
- Creek
- Lydia
- Bravo
- Elisabeth
- Oklahoma
- Kane
- Canal
- Johann
- Lena
- Int
- Kurt
- Melody
- Ib
- Watts
- Inmate
- Southern
- Folk
- Glen
- Till
- Mountain
- Collaboration
- Sullivan
- Pipeline
- Punt
- Clarence
- Lake
- Johan
- Cherokee
- Overture
- Edward
- Rendition
- Leonard
- Bentley
- Rita
- Mantle
- Diego
- Sheath
- Adler
- Born
- Hollywood
- Abel
- Fred
- Warren
- Font
- Deputy
- Meadow
- Sinclair
- Theatre
- Elevation
- Lester
- Lancaster
- Sing
- Jim
- Recreation
- Irene
- Indiana
- Siding
- Schwartz
- Song
- Drilling
- Alfred
- Klaus
- Tenth
- Titan
- Sr
- Sweet
- Orange
- Sutherland
- Donald
Adjective
Wiktionary
KERN, noun. (obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.
KERN, noun. (obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
KERN, noun. (obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.
KERN, noun. (hot metal printing) (typography) any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
KERN, verb. (typography) (chiefly proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.
KERN, noun. (archaic or historical) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
KERN, noun. (obsolete) A boor; a low person.
KERN, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (legal) An idler; a vagabond.
KERN, noun. Alternative form of quern
KERN, noun. A churn.
Dictionary definition
KERN, noun. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945).
KERN, noun. The part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body.
KERN, verb. Furnish with a kern.
KERN, verb. Remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters).
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.