CHAFF
/tʃæf/
16
Scrabble
16
WWF
C(3) H(4) A(1) F(4) F(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/tʃæf/
noun
- The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.“To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.”
- Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
- Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
verb
- To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
- To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
Source: Wiktionary
