chaff

5 letters · noun · scores 800 in SpellHuntr

noun

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

verb

be silly or tease one another

Chaff in a sentence

To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.

So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.

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