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noun
- 1. the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.
Definitions of chaff. noun. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. synonyms: husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble. see more. noun. foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure. see more. verb. be silly or tease one another.
chaff verb (BE ANNOYED) [ I usually + adv/prep ] to be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits: Scientists chaffed at the restriction, saying it would slow down crucial medical research. Local residents have chaffed under some of the changes.
1. Botany Thin dry bracts or scales, especially: a. The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing. b. The scales or bracts borne on the receptacle among the small individual flowers of many plants in the composite family. 2. Finely cut straw or hay used as fodder. 3.
2 days ago · noun. 1. the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing. 2. finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle. 3. something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff ) 4. the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants.
Chaff Definition. chăf. chaffed, chaffing, chaffs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. chaffs. Thin dry bracts or scales, especially: American Heritage. The husks of wheat or other grain separated in threshing or winnowing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of chaff noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of chaff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
