Chaff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæɡɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪɐθˌɔɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪɐθˌɔɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈæɡɪɚ/.

Examples

After we relaxed, we just kidded around

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

josh stalk banter shuck husk kid jolly straw stubble

Parts of Speech

noun	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
noun	foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
verb	be silly or tease one another “After we relaxed, we just kidded around”

Word Forms

chaffy	adjective	abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
husk	verb	remove the husks from
shuck	verb	remove the shucks from
jolly	noun	a happy party
banter	noun	light teasing repartee

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spreu

Material bestehend aus Samenhüllen und kleinen Stängel- oder Blattstücken, die von den Samen abgetrennt wurden

🇫🇷French

balle

matériau constitué d'enveloppes de graines et de petits morceaux de tige ou de feuilles qui ont été séparés des graines

🇪🇸Spanish

paja

Material que consiste en cubiertas de semillas y pequeños trozos de tallo u hojas que se han separado de las semillas.

🇮🇹Italian

pula

materiale costituito da coperture dei semi e piccoli pezzi di stelo o foglie separati dai semi

🇳🇱Dutch

kaf

materiaal dat bestaat uit zaadomhulsels en kleine stukjes stengel of bladeren die van de zaden zijn gescheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

palha

material constituído por coberturas de sementes e pequenos pedaços de caule ou folhas que foram separados das sementes

🇷🇺Russian

мякина

материал, состоящий из оболочек семян и небольших кусочков стебля или листьев, отделенных от семян

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूसा

सामग्री जिसमें बीज के आवरण और तने या पत्तियों के छोटे टुकड़े होते हैं जिन्हें बीज से अलग किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

তুষ

বীজের আচ্ছাদন এবং বীজ থেকে আলাদা করা কান্ড বা পাতার ছোট টুকরা সমন্বিত উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

பருப்பு

விதை உறைகள் மற்றும் விதைகளிலிருந்து பிரிக்கப்பட்ட தண்டு அல்லது இலைகளின் சிறிய துண்டுகள் கொண்ட பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొట్టు

సీడ్ కవర్లు మరియు విత్తనాల నుండి వేరు చేయబడిన కాండం లేదా ఆకుల చిన్న ముక్కలతో కూడిన పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

भुसा

बियाण्यांचे आच्छादन आणि बियापासून वेगळे केलेले स्टेम किंवा पानांचे लहान तुकडे असलेली सामग्री

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભુસ

સામગ્રી જેમાં બીજના આવરણ અને દાંડી અથવા પાંદડાના નાના ટુકડાઓ કે જે બીજથી અલગ કરવામાં આવ્યા હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಫ್

ಬೀಜದ ಹೊದಿಕೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಬೀಜಗಳಿಂದ ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಕಾಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಎಲೆಗಳ ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പതിർ

വിത്ത് ആവരണങ്ങളും വിത്തുകളിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപെടുത്തിയ തണ്ടിൻ്റെയോ ഇലകളുടെയോ ചെറിയ കഷണങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ മെറ്റീരിയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੂੜੀ

ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੀਜਾਂ ਦੇ ਢੱਕਣ ਅਤੇ ਤਣੇ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਟੁਕੜੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਬੀਜਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھوسا

بیجوں کے ڈھکن اور تنے یا پتوں کے چھوٹے چھوٹے ٹکڑوں پر مشتمل مواد جو بیجوں سے الگ ہو چکے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

糠

由种子覆盖物和与种子分离的小块茎或叶组成的材料

🇯🇵Japanese

もみがら

種子を覆う種子と、種子から分離された茎または葉の小片からなる材料

🇰🇷Korean

왕겨

씨앗 덮개와 씨앗에서 분리된 줄기나 잎의 작은 조각으로 구성된 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trấu

vật liệu bao gồm vỏ hạt và những mảnh thân hoặc lá nhỏ đã được tách ra khỏi hạt

🇹🇭Thai

แกลบ

วัสดุที่ประกอบด้วยเปลือกเมล็ดและก้านหรือใบชิ้นเล็ก ๆ ที่แยกออกจากเมล็ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekam

bahannya terdiri dari penutup biji dan potongan kecil batang atau daun yang telah dipisahkan dari bijinya

🇵🇭Filipino

ipa

materyal na binubuo ng mga panakip ng binhi at maliliit na piraso ng tangkay o dahon na nahiwalay sa mga buto

🇲🇾Malay

sekam

bahan yang terdiri daripada penutup benih dan kepingan kecil batang atau daun yang telah diasingkan daripada biji benih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قشر

مادة تتكون من أغطية البذور وقطع صغيرة من الساق أو الأوراق التي تم فصلها عن البذور

🇮🇷Persian

کاه

ماده ای متشکل از پوشش بذر و تکه های کوچک ساقه یا برگ که از دانه ها جدا شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

saman

tohum kaplamaları ve tohumlardan ayrılmış küçük gövde veya yaprak parçalarından oluşan malzeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹץ

חומר המורכב מכיסויי זרעים וחתיכות קטנות של גבעול או עלים שהופרדו מהזרעים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'chaff'?

The primary meaning of 'chaff' is 'material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chaff' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'chaff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'chaff' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'chaff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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