chaff (Meaning)
chaff (n)
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
chaff (v)
be silly or tease one another
chaff (n.)
The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
chaff (v. i.)
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
chaff (v. t.)
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
Synonyms & Antonyms of chaff
chaff Sentence Examples
- After threshing, the chaff is separated from the grains through winnowing.
- The wind carried the chaff away, leaving behind the golden grains.
- The farmer used a sieve to separate the chaff from the wheat.
- During harvest season, the fields were filled with swirling chaff.
- The chaff is often used as animal fodder or bedding.
- Modern agricultural equipment helps in efficiently removing chaff from the harvested crops.
- In ancient times, farmers would use flails to beat the grain to remove the chaff.
- The chaff blown by the wind formed small drifts along the edges of the fields.
- Birds can often be seen picking through the chaff for seeds and insects.
- Burning chaff was once a common practice to dispose of agricultural waste.
FAQs About the word chaff
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds, foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a
junk, garbage,debris, rubble, trash, rubbish, dust, sewage,dross, riffraff
prize, gem, goody,pearl, jewel, treasure trove, prize, treasure trove, trove, goodie
After threshing, the chaff is separated from the grains through winnowing.
The wind carried the chaff away, leaving behind the golden grains.
The farmer used a sieve to separate the chaff from the wheat.
During harvest season, the fields were filled with swirling chaff.
