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Chaff vs Wheat - What's the difference?

chaff | wheat |

As nouns the difference between chaff and wheat

is that chaff is the inedible parts of a grain-producing plant while wheat is any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

As a verb chaff

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

As an adjective wheat is

wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

chaff

English

Noun

(-)
  • The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
  • To separate out the chaff , early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
  • * Dryden
  • So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
  • By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
  • There are plenty of good books on the subject, but take care to separate the wheat from the chaff .
  • * Shakespeare
  • the chaff and ruin of the times
  • Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.
  • Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  • * Wyatt
  • By adding chaff' to his corn, the horse must take more time to eat it. In this way ' chaff is very useful.
  • Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.
  • Derived terms

    * separate the wheat from the chaff

    See also

    * bran

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  • To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.
  • wheat

    English

    (wikipedia wheat) (Triticum)

    Noun

  • (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery.
  • (uncountable) a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.
  • Derived terms

    * buckwheat * cracked wheat * durum wheat * hard wheat * Marquis wheat * separate the wheat from the chaff * shredded wheat * soft wheat * starch wheat * wheat belt * wheat bread * wheat flour * wheat germ * wheat rust * wheatear * wheaten * wheaten terrier * wheatgrass * wheatland * wheatmeal * wheatworm * whole-wheat * winter wheat

    See also

    * aleurone * bulgur * dermatitis herpetiformis * einkorn * emmer * farina * flour * frumentaceous * frumenty * leghorn * pani puri * semolina * spelt * tabbouleh * udon * zein *