Chaff - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|tʃæf|
Brit.
|tʃɑːf|
noun
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (syn: husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble)
- foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
- foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
verb
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...chaffed her about the brightly colored shirt she had received as a gift...
...a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings...
Twelve books of mine - mere chaff and draff, much better burnt.
Harvesters winnowed the chaff from the wheat.
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