Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "chaff" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

bran

Derived Terms

chaff cutter chaff engine chaff flower chaff tree chaffbag chaffer chaffinch chaffless chafflike chaffweed chaffy prickly chaff flower separate the wheat from the chaff sort the wheat from the chaff winnow grain from chaff winnow the wheat from the chaff you can't catch old birds with chaff

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bait cod foil plant material plant substance rag rally razz ride tantalise tantalize taunt tease twit

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

rope

Type Of (IsA)

foil plant material

Related Terms

paleaceous paleous

Related Terms

aircraft banter bran detection grain inedible interfere radar raillery worthless

Synonym Network

kid

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.