Associations to the word «Chaff»
Noun
- Furnace
- Breeze
- Bean
- Jam
- Wendy
- Warfare
- Precipitation
- Peck
- Stratum
- Trash
- Torpedo
- Tem
- Warbler
- Sweep
- Dinner
- Laugh
- Feather
- Electro
- Aircraft
- Sack
- Target
- Fan
- Suppression
- Joke
- Button
- Gossip
- Flock
- Drone
- Electronic
- Combine
- Mill
- Corridor
- Tempest
- Bag
- Tray
- Jest
- Cake
- Suite
- Barrel
- Shower
- Gale
- Escort
- Turret
- Frigate
- Grass
- Floor
- Smoke
- Debris
- Firing
- Stack
- Hunger
- Raf
- Reject
- Altitude
- Livestock
- Capability
- Fork
- Machine
- Stick
- Clay
- Dove
- Laser
- Remove
- Barton
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Wiktionary
CHAFF, noun. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
CHAFF, noun. By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
CHAFF, noun. Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil, dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.
CHAFF, noun. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
CHAFF, noun. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
CHAFF, verb. (intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
CHAFF, verb. (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
Dictionary definition
CHAFF, noun. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
CHAFF, noun. Foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure.
CHAFF, verb. Be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around".
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