Chaff
Word | CHAFF |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | chaff |
Pronunciations | /tʃæf/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Chaff"
What do we mean by chaff?
To make fun of in a good-natured way; tease. intransitive verb
To engage in playful teasing. intransitive verb
Good-natured teasing; banter. noun
Thin dry bracts or scales, especially. noun
The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing. noun
The scales or bracts borne on the receptacle among the small individual flowers of many plants in the composite family. noun
Finely cut straw or hay used as fodder. noun
Trivial or worthless matter. noun
Strips of metal, foil, or glass fiber with a metal content, cut into various lengths and having varying frequency responses, that are used to reflect electromagnetic energy as a radar countermeasure. These materials, usually dropped from aircraft, also can be deployed from shells or rockets. noun
The glumes or husks of wheat, oats, or other grain and grasses, especially when separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing. noun
Straw cut small for the food of cattle. noun
Figuratively, paltry refuse; worthless matter, especially that which is light and apt to be driven by the wind. noun
In botany, the scales or bracts which subtend the individual flowers in the heads of many Compositæ. noun
A name among fishermen for the finer kinds of seaweed. noun
To assail with sarcastic banter or raillery; banter; make game of; ridicule; tease; quiz; worry. Colloq.
Synonyms See taunt.
To use bantering or ironical language by way of ridicule, teasing, or quizzing.
Banter; sarcastic or teasing raillery. noun
To cut into chaff. See chaff, n., 2.
To mix with chaff.
The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.
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