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- Dictionarychaff/tʃɑːf/
noun
- 1. the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. Similar
- 2. worthless things; rubbish: "he hopes to separate scientifically supported claims from pseudoscientific chaff" Similar
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to be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits: Scientists chaffed at the restriction, saying it would slow down crucial medical research. Local residents have chaffed under some of the changes.
The meaning of CHAFF is the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain. How to use chaff in a sentence.
The chaff is the husk surrounding a seed, the part of the grain that is generally thrown away. In cereal crops like rice, barley, oats, and wheat, the seed — the part of the plant that we eat — is surrounded by a husk.
noun. the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing. finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle. something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff ) the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants.
to be or become annoyed or lose patience, often because of rules or limits: Scientists chaffed at the restriction, saying it would slow down crucial medical research. Local residents have chaffed under some of the changes.
noun. 1. the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing. 2. finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle. 3. something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff) 4. the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants.
1. Botany Thin dry bracts or scales, especially: a. The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing. b. The scales or bracts borne on the receptacle among the small individual flowers of many plants in the composite family. 2. Finely cut straw or hay used as fodder. 3.
Chaff (/ tʃ æ f /; also UK: / tʃ ɑː f /) [1] is dry, scale-like plant material such as the protective seed casings of cereal grains, the scale-like parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw. Chaff cannot be digested by humans, but it may be fed to livestock , ploughed into soil, or burned.
noun. chaffs. Thin dry bracts or scales, especially: American Heritage. The husks of wheat or other grain separated in threshing or winnowing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Fine-cut hay or straw, used for fodder. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Anything regarded as worthless. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
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