CHAFF

Meaning of CHAFF in English

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from 1 chaff

Date: 1821

: light jesting talk : BANTER

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 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 scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, …
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. 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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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