its my homework for english and i need major help !
2006-11-20 11:07:23 · 5 answers · asked by pdc10309 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
colonel
2006-11-20 11:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by happyha31 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have it spelled wrong, dude:
kernel |ˈkərnl|
noun
a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell.
• the seed and hard husk of a cereal, esp. wheat.
• [in sing. ] the central or most important part of something : this is the kernel of the argument.
• the most basic level or core of an operating system of a computer, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security.
• [as adj. ] Linguistics denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.
HOMONYM:
colonel |ˈkərnl|
noun
an army officer of high rank, in particular (in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
• informal short for lieutenant colonel .
2006-11-20 11:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by HearKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
colonel, A homonym is a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning.
2006-11-20 11:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by bartman40467 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colonel as in Colonel Potter on Mash.
2006-11-20 11:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by art_tchr_phx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. colonel
2. I think you meant "kernel"
2006-11-20 11:11:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋