Definition of
Chaff
- (noun, artifact) foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
- (noun, substance) material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- (verb, communication) be silly or tease one another
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Alternate forms of Chaff
Derivations: chaffy
Hyponyms: bran
Hypernyms: bait, cod, foil, plant material, plant substance, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit
Origin of the word Chaff
- O.E. ceaf, from P.Gmc. *kaf-, *kef-. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Chaff
c.p.u., caaba, cab, cabby, cafe, caff, cap, cap off, cap-a-pie, cape, capo, casaba, casava, casbah, cassava, cassiope, cassiopeia, cave, cavia, cavy, cebu, ceiba, ceibo, cf, cf., cfo, chafe, chaffy, chap, chapeau, cheap, chebab, check off, checkup, cheep, chef, chekhov, chekov, chevvy, chevy, chew up, chichipe, chickpea, chief, chip
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