chaff

noun
UK: /tʃæf/
US: /tʃæf/

  1. The dry outer covering of grains such as wheat, rice, or barley.

    1. The farmer blew away the chaff.
    2. Separating the wheat from the chaff is an essential part of harvesting.

  2. Worthless or unwanted matter; refuse.

    1. The report was full of irrelevant chaff.
    2. We need to sift through the evidence and discard the political chaff.

Synonyms

refuse rubbish tease banter
chaff verb

  1. To tease someone in a good-natured way.

    1. They chaffed him about his new haircut.
    2. The friends regularly chaff each other during their weekly game night.

  2. To remove the outer covering of grains.

    1. The machine chaffs the wheat efficiently.
    2. After the harvest, workers chaff the grain to prepare it for storage.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "chaff" in English means: The dry outer covering of grains such as wheat, rice, or barley., Worthless or unwanted matter; refuse..

The phonetic transcription of "chaff" is /tʃæf/ in British English and /tʃæf/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "chaff": refuse, rubbish, tease, banter.

Example usage of "chaff": "The farmer blew away the chaff.". More examples on the page.