CHAFF

Meaning of CHAFF in English

( n. )

The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CHAFF — drachallia, pleve
English interlingue dictionary
CHAFF — I. ˈchaf, -aa(ə)f, -aif, -ȧf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chaf, chef, from Old English ceaf; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAFF — chaff 1 — chaffless , adj. — chafflike , adj. /chaf, chahf/ , n. 1. the husks of grains and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — I. ˈchaf noun Etymology: Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva husk Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAFF — noun light jesting talk; banter; raillery. 2. chaff ·noun straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle. …
Webster English vocab
CHAFF — [chaff] n [ME chaf, fr. OE ceaf; akin to OHG cheva husk] (bef. 12c) 1: the seed coverings and other …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAFF — chaff BrE AmE tʃɑːf tʃæf AmE tʃæf ▷ chaffed tʃɑːft tʃæft AmE tʃæft ▷ chaffing ˈtʃɑːf ɪŋ ˈtʃæf- AmE ˈtʃæf- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHAFF — chaff /tʃɑːf $ tʃæf/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ceaf ] 1 . the outer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAFF — n. & v. --n. 1 the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAFF — n. & v. n. 1 the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAFF — n. & v. --n. 1. the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2 chopped hay …
Oxford English vocab
CHAFF — 1. Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAFF — 1. Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHAFF — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES separate the wheat from the chaff EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A surprising chaff inch flew …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAFF — n. 25B6; noun good-natured chaff : BANTER, repartee, teasing, ragging, joking, jesting, raillery, badinage, wisecracks, witticism(s); informal kidding, ribbing; formal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAFF — n. 25B6; noun separating the chaff from the grain : HUSKS, hulls, pods, shells, bran; N. Amer. shucks. the proposals …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAFF — n. 1 banter, raillery, ridicule, badinage, joking, teasing, twitting, Colloq kidding, ragging, Chiefly US and Canadian joshing After the speech, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHAFF — the husk of corn or wheat which was separated from the grain by being thrown into the air, the wind …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CHAFF — Small strips of metal foil, usually dropped in large quantities from aircraft or balloons. Chaff typically produces a radar echo …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CHAFF — Small strips of metal foil, usually dropped in large quantities from aircraft or balloons. Chaff typically produces a radar echo …
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
CHAFF — I 1. сущ. 1) мякина 2) нарезанное сено или солома (для корма скота) 3) ерунда, дрянь (нечто, не имеющее никакой …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAFF — chaff.ogg _I tʃɑ:f n 1. мякина 2. мелко нарезанная солома, сечка chaff bed - соломенный тюфяк 3. высевки 4. костра, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHAFF — 1) лесн. сечка 2) текст. костра 3) с.-х. солома; мякина; полова 4) дипольные противорадиолокационные отражатели • - air-dropped chaff - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHAFF — 1) лесн. сечка 2) текст. костра 3) с.-х. солома; мякина; полова 4) дипольные противорадиолокационные отражатели • - air-dropped chaff - buoyant chaff - delay opening chaff - radar …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CHAFF — _I tʃɑ:f n 1. мякина 2. мелко нарезанная солома, сечка chaff bed - соломенный тюфяк 3. высевки 4. костра, кострика …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHAFF — I ʧæf, ʧ:f 1. сущ. 1) мякина 2) нарезанное сено или солома ( для корма скота ) 3) ерунда, дрянь …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHAFF — I [ ‡§, Ѓ§] chaff.wav 1. сущ. 1) мякина 2) нарезанное сено или солома (для корма скота) 3) ерунда, дрянь (нечто, не имеющее никакой …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHAFF — 1. _n. 1> мякина 2> мелко нарезанная солома, сечка 3> отбросы 4> высевки 5> кострика (отходы трепания и чесания) 6> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHAFF — 1. n. 1. мякина 2. мелко нарезанная солома, сечка 3. отбросы 4. высевки 5. кострика (отходы трепания и чесания) 6. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHAFF — 1. _n. 1> мякина 2> мелко нарезанная солома, сечка 3> отбросы 4> высевки 5> кострика (отходы трепания и чесания) 6> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CHAFF — I 1. сущ. 1) мякина 2) нарезанное сено или солома (для корма скота) 3) ерунда, дрянь (нечто, не имеющее никакой …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAFF — alo-alo;surasura;tahup;tiawtiaw;tistis;uhut
English-Visayan vocabulary
CHAFF — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva husk Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAFF — (v. t.) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — (v. i.) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — (n.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the …
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — (n.) Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — (n.) Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — (n.) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — (n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
CHAFF — ( v. t. ) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — ( v. i. ) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — ( n. ) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — ( n. ) Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — ( n. ) Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — ( n. ) Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAFF — v. tease, joke with
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHAFF — n. husks separated from grains; straw that has been cut up for animal feed; something worthless, refuse; teasing, joking; (Airplanes) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHAFF — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1827 : to tease good-naturedly intransitive verb : JEST , BANTER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHAFF — n. Function: noun Etymology: probably from 1 chaff Date: 1821 : light jesting talk : BANTER
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHAFF — n. Pronunciation: ' chaf Function: noun Etymology: Middle English chaf, from Old English ceaf; akin to Old High German cheva …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHAFF — ~ 1 [ tʃα:f , tʃaf ] ■ noun 1》 the husks of grain or other seed separated by winnowing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHAFF — / tʃɑːf; NAmE tʃæf/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. the outer covering of the seeds of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAFF — [noun] [U] - the outer layer which is separated by threshing (= hitting) from seeds such as wheat before they …
Cambridge English vocab
CHAFF
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAFF — n. Function: verb Synonyms: BANTER 1, fun, jest, joke, jolly, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib Idioms: make merry over
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHAFF — I . n. 1. Husks, hulls, glumes. 2. Refuse, worthless matter. II . v. a. Ridicule, mock, scoff, deride, jeer, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CHAFF — verb Synonyms: banter 1, fun, jest, joke, jolly, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib Idioms: make merry over
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAFF — n. to separate the (wheat from the) ~ (by threshing or winnowing)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CHAFF — Radar confusion reflectors, consisting of thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and frequency responses, which are used to reflect …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
CHAFF — Дипольные отражатели
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAFF — 1) с.-х. вымолотки 2) дипольные противорадиолокационные отражатели 3) мякина 4) c.-x. чешуя (у злаков)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHAFF — мякина мелко нарезанная солома, сечка отбросы; высевки кострика (отходы трепания и чесания) подшучивание, поддразнивание; болтовня (attr.) соломенный; рубить, резать солому …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHAFF — (v) подшучивать; посмеиваться; смеяться; шутить
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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