Defenition of the word chaff

• Defenition of the word chaff

  • The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing.
  • foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
  • material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  • be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
  • be silly or tease one another

Synonyms for the word chaff

• • banter
  • husk
  • joke
  • jolly
  • josh
  • kid
  • make fun of
  • mock
  • repartee
  • shuck
  • stalk
  • straw
  • stubble
  • tease
  • teasing

Similar words in the chaff

• • chaff
  • chaff's
  • chaffed
  • chaffinch
  • chaffinch's
  • chaffinches
  • chaffing
  • chaffs

Hyponyms for the word chaff

• • bran

Hypernyms for the word chaff

• • bait
  • cod
  • foil
  • plant material
  • plant substance
  • rag
  • rally
  • razz
  • ride
  • tantalise
  • tantalize
  • taunt
  • tease
  • twit

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