Lexic.us

Definition of Chaff

1. Verb. Be silly or tease one another. "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

2. Noun. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.

3. Noun. Foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure.

Definition of Chaff

1. n. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.

2. v. i. To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

3. v. t. To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

Definition of Chaff

1. Noun. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. ¹

2. Noun. By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless. ¹

3. Noun. Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chaff

1. to poke fun at [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Chaff

1. Thin, membranous scales or bracts, thin, dry unfertilized ovules among the fully developed seeds of a fruit. (21 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaff

chaetognaths chaetomium chaetophorous chaetopod chaetopods chaetotaxies chaetotaxy chafe chafed chafer

chaferies chafers chafery chafes chafeweed chaff (current term) chaffed chaffer chaffered chafferer

chafferers chafferies chaffering chaffern chafferns chaffers chaffery chaffier chaffiest chaffinch

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