Definizione monolingua

chaff

chaff (third-person singular simple present chaffs, present participle chaffing, simple past and past participle chaffed)

1. (intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
2. (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

chaff (uncountable)

1. 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.

2. By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.

   There are plenty of good websites on the subject, but take care to separate the wheat from the chaff.

3. Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.

Definizione dizionario chaff

gluma

loppa

paglia

pula

semola

Altri significati:

The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing.

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.

Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.

(intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

excess or unwanted material

inedible parts of grain plant

(transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.