English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of chaff

chaff

/noun/ फूस; भूसा; पयाल; छांस; भूसी; चोकर; कुट्टी; छिलका; हसी उड़ाना;
/adjective/फूस का; भूसे का; पयाल का; भूसे का बनाया हुआ; फूस का बनाया हुआ;
/verb/भूसा काटना; पयाल काटना; फूस काटना;

Synonym straw; halm; haulm; rice husk; glume; rind; strawy;

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English Dictionary:

1. Chaff

[n.]

- The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.
- Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character; the refuse part of anything.
- Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
- Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
- The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower.

2. Chaff

[v. i.]

- To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

3. Chaff

[v. t.]

- To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.