Chaff

Definition:

  • (n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
  • (n.) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
  • (n.) Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  • (n.) Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
  • (n.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
  • (v. i.) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  • (v. t.) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

Compare chaff with other words:

chaff vs. dross

chaff vs. chaffing

chaff vs. charcoal

bollock vs. chaff

chaff vs. chuff

chafe vs. chaff

chaff vs. chaffy

chaff vs. palea

chaff vs. tailing

chaff vs. winnowing

chaff vs. husk

chaff vs. chaffer

bran vs. chaff

banter vs. chaff

chaff vs. raillery

chaff vs. detection

chaff vs. interfere

chaff vs. worthless

chaff vs. grain

chaff vs. rally

chaff vs. winnow

chaff vs. pug

chaff vs. crap

chaff vs. quiz

chaff vs. nonsense