CHAFF
\t͡ʃˈaf], \tʃˈaf], \tʃ_ˈa_f]\
Definitions of CHAFF
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
By Princeton University
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
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Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
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Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
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The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
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To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
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To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
By Oddity Software
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The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
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Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
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Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
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The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.
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To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
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To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
By Noah Webster.
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The husk of grain, especially when separated by threshing, etc.; anything worthless; good-natured raillery.
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To tease.
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Chaffy.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By James Champlin Fernald
