Chaff Definition & Meaning

chaff
noun
  1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  2. foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
verb
  1. be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

"Chaff" in song lyrics

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  • "I work to seperate the grain from the chaff"
    UTD — Do It
  • "The fragments fly like chaff."
    What Did I Dream?

Words that rhyme with chaff

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