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KERNS

(noun, verb)
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There are 10 meanings of the word Kerns.

Kerns - as a noun

A corn; grain; kernel.

The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.

The harvest home.

Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.

A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of ireland and scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.

A boor; a low person.

An idler; a vagabond.

A churn.

A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones.

Kerns - as a verb

(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.

Example Sentences

"She kerns the letters in her graphic design project."
"The typographer meticulously kerns every character in the font."
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Word Game Points

Is KERNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, kerns is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

KERNS has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.

Is KERNS a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, kerns is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
KERNS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.

Is KERNS a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, kerns is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
KERNS has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.

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