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Showing words for KERNING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Kerning

kerning

6 Letter Words for Kerning

enring, erning, gerkin, ginner, reking

5 Letter Words for Kerning

eking, engin, ering, genin, grein, grike, inger, inken, inker, inner, kreng, niger, niner, regin, reign, reink, renig, renin, ringe

4 Letter Words for Kerning

engr, enki, erin, gein, geir, gien, gink, ginn, gire, girn, gren, grin, inne, keir, kern, kier, kine, king, kirn, nein, nerk, nike, nine, reik, rein, renk, renn, rgen, rine, ring, rink

3 Letter Words for Kerning

eik, eir, ekg, eng, erg, erk, ern, gen, ger, gie, gin, ign, ike, ing, ink, inn, ire, irk, keg, ken, kgr, kie, kin, kir, neg, nei, nek, nie, nig, nne, reg, rei, rie, rig, rin

Definitions for Kerning

[1] the setting of two letters closer together than is usual by removing space between them.
[2] a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
[3] to form or furnish with a kern, as a type or letter.
[4] to remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) in preparation for printing.
[5] (of a tree or plant) to produce or form kernels, hard grain, or seed.
[6] to cause to granulate, especially to granulate salt.
[7] to cover with crystalline grains of salt; salt (meat).
[8] Obsolete . a kernel, as of a nut; a grain, as of sand or wheat.
[9] churn.
[10] printing the adjustment of space between the letters of words to improve the appearance of text matter
[11] the part of the character on a piece of printer's type that projects beyond the body
[12] (tr) to furnish (a typeface) with a kern
[13] a lightly armed foot soldier in medieval Ireland or Scotland
[14] a troop of such soldiers
[15] archaic a loutish peasant
[16] engineering the central area of a wall, column, etc, through which all compressive forces pass
[17] Jerome (David ). 1885–1945, US composer of musical comedies, esp Show Boat (1927)

Words nearby Kerning

kernel, kernel sentence, kernel smut, kernicterus, kernig's sign, kerning, kernite, kernmantel rope, kernos, kero, kerogen

Origin of Kerning

41275–1325; Middle English kirnen, kerne (v.); akin to kirnelen to develop into seed; see kernel

Word origin for Kerning

from German Kern core, heart