kerf

As nouns the difference between kerf and kef

is that kerf is (rare): insect while kef is .

As nouns the difference between kerf and kere

is that kerf is the groove or slit created by cutting a workpiece; an incision while kere is a reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points if the text is vocalized being inserted in the text.

As a verb kerf

is to cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.

As nouns the difference between kerf and kerb

is that kerf is (rare): insect while kerb is (british|au|nz) the edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones.

As a verb kerb is

(british|transitive) to damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.

As nouns the difference between kerf and kern

is that kerf is the groove or slit created by cutting a workpiece; an incision while kern is a corn; grain; kernel.

As verbs the difference between kerf and kern

is that kerf is to cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent while kern is 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.

As nouns the difference between kerf and serf

is that kerf is (rare): insect while serf is a partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, slavishly attached to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

As verbs the difference between kerf and nerf

is that kerf is to cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent while nerf is to bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.

As a noun kerf

is the groove or slit created by cutting a workpiece; an incision.