what does chaff mean?
CHAFF as NOUN
- Meaning
- foil in thin strips
- ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
Hypernyms(s) chaff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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Hypernyms(s) chaff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CHAFF as VERB
- Meaning
- be silly or tease one another
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Usage Example(s)
- After we relaxed, we just kidded around
Hypernyms(s) chaff is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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