Synonyms: gist, heart, heart and soul, nub, nitty-gritty, essence, core, centre, center, pith, meat, inwardness, kernel, marrow, substance, sum
Definition: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Usage: the gist of the prosecutor's argument; the heart and soul of the Republican Party; the nub of the story
Similar words: mental object, content, cognitive content
Definition: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Synonyms: kernel
Definition: a single whole grain of a cereal
Usage: a kernel of corn
Similar words: caryopsis, grain
Definition: dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
Definition: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
Usage: black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
Similar words: plant part, plant structure
Definition: any part of a plant or fungus