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Meanings of chaff in English

Portuguese
palha
Catalan
boll
Spanish
gluma

Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.

palha
Portuguese
caçoar
Catalan
fer broma
Spanish
bromear

Be silly or tease one another.

caçoar
Russian
дипольный противорадарный отражатель
Catalan
chaff
Spanish
chaff

Radar countermeasure.

дипольный противорадарный отражатель
Usage of chaff in English
1
He wanted to focus on real cases, not chaff from the website.
The increment: a novel
2
It is the only momentous fact; all others are chaff and rags.
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays / 1909
3
The power of the biggest boss is like chaff in your hands.
The Making of an American
4
His thoughts whirled around in his mind like chaff in a winnowing-machine.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
5
The difficulty, of course, is in sorting the wheat from the chaff.
The Irish Times
6
A man up from the midlands asked: Can you hear that chiff-chaff?
The Irish Times
7
It is clear the chaff will at once fall into the chaff-receiver.
The Economist
8
This threshing out of the chaff gives the State a certain dignity.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
9
He is nothing but a tease; what he says is only chaff.
Jacqueline — Volume 1
10
The Indians fled, scattering right and left like chaff before the wind.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
11
Depend upon it, that General Cromwell will scatter that army like chaff.
The Children of the New Forest
12
Wounded men, past their first agony, chaff each other in the hospitals.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
13
When the flood cometh it sweepeth away grain as well as chaff.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
14
Note the self-applied test of courage which swept away so much chaff.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
15
Here the Bachelor of Arts paused, and a shower of chaff began.
In the Wrong Paradise, and Other Stories
16
The dropships scattered chaff in their wake, climbing to avoid the rockets.
Sea of Rust
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common