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1. (n.) chaff
the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
2. chaff
straw cut up for fodder.
3. chaff
worthless matter; refuse.
4. chaff
the membranous, usu. dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants.
5. chaff
strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar.
6. (v.i.) chaff
to tease; banter.
7. (n.) chaff
good-natured teasing; raillery.
Etymology: (1640–50; perh. from chaff1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
2. (verb) chaff
foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
3. (verb) kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
be silly or tease one another
"After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chaff
the glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc
2. (noun) chaff
anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything
3. (noun) chaff
straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle
4. (noun) chaff
light jesting talk; banter; raillery
5. (noun) chaff
the scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower
6. (verb) chaff
to use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter
7. (verb) chaff
to make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. chaff
Radar confusion reflectors, consisting of thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and frequency responses, which are used to reflect echoes for confusion purposes. Causes enemy radar guided missiles to lock on to it instead of the real aircraft, ship, or other platform. See also deception; rope.
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