| NOUN | substance | chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
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| artifact | chaff | foil in thin strips | |
| VERB | communication | chaff, kid, jolly, josh, banter | be silly or tease one another |
| Sounds | chae'f | |
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| Rhymes | allograph ... telegraph: 34 rhymes with aef... | |
| Meaning | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds. | |
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| Synonyms | husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble | |
| Narrower | bran | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting |
| Broader | plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants |
| Spanish | barcia, cascabillo, cáscara, gluma, paja | |
| Catalan | boll | |
| Adjectives | chaffy, chafflike | abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff |
| Meaning | foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure. | |
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| Broader | foil | A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal |
| Adjectives | chaffy | abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff |
| Meaning | Be silly or tease one another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | kid, jolly, josh, banter | |
| Broader | tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| Spanish | bromear, burlar, torear | |
| Catalan | bromejar, fer broma | |
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