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chaff
Found in thesaurus: plant material, foil, bait, rag, rally, razz, taunt, ride, tantalise, tease, cod, tantalize, twit
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chaff
v.
tease, joke with
n.
husks separated from grains; straw that has been cut up for animal feed; something worthless, refuse; teasing, joking; (Airplanes) metal scraps released from an airplane in order to disrupt signals from radar-guided weapons
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Chaff
Chaff ( or ) is the dry, scaly protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain, or similar fine, dry, scaly plant material such as scaly parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw. Chaff is indigestible by humans, but livestock can eat it and in agriculture it is used as livestock fodder, or is a waste material ploughed into the soil or burnt.
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chaff
Noun
1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
(synonym) husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
(hypernym) plant material
(hyponym) bran
2. foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
(hypernym) foil
Verb
1. be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
(synonym) kid, jolly, josh, banter
(hypernym) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
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Chaff
(v. t.)
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
(v. i.)
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
(n.)
The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
(n.)
The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
(n.)
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
(n.)
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
(n.)
Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
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Chaff
Thin, narrow metallic reflectors of various lengths and frequency responses, used to reflect radar energy. These reflectors when dropped from aircraft and allowed to drift downward result in large targets on the radar display. (FAA4)
