chaff
[noun]
Synonyms: waste, dregs, husks, refuse, remains, rubbish, trash
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[verb]
Synonyms: tease, mock, rib (informal), ridicule, scoff, taunt

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Related Idioms: make merry over

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

chaff /tʃɑːf $ tʃæf/ noun [uncountable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: ceaf]

1. the outer seed covers that are separated from grain before it is used as food

2. dried grasses and plant stems that are used for food for farm animals
⇒ separate the wheat from the chaff at wheat(2)

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