chaff
/tʃæf/
verb
- To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
- They spent the evening chaffing the new intern about his funny accent.
- The friends chaffed each other about their favorite sports teams.
- She chaffed her brother for his messy room, but he just laughed.
Synonyms
noun
- The husks of grain or other seeds that are separated during threshing or winnowing.
- The farmer piled the chaff in a corner of the barn to use as animal bedding.
- The old mill still separates the grain from the chaff with a wooden fan.
- After winnowing, the chaff blew away in the wind, leaving only the wheat.
- Something worthless or of low quality; rubbish.
- He sifted through the chaff of online reviews to find a trustworthy product.
- The report was mostly chaff, with only a few useful facts buried in it.
- Don't waste your time on that chaff; focus on the important details.
- Thin strips of metal or plastic released by aircraft or ships to confuse radar signals.
- The fighter jet released chaff to distract the enemy missile's radar.
- The ship's countermeasures included both chaff and flares.
- Radar operators saw a cloud of chaff on their screens and knew a decoy was in use.