chaff — Ⅰ. chaff [1] ► NOUN 1) the husks of grain or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. 2) chopped hay and straw used as fodder. ● separate (or sort) the wheat from the chaff Cf. ↑sort the wheat from the chaff … English terms dictionary
chaff — [tʃa:f US tʃæf] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: ceaf] 1.) the outer seed covers that are separated from grain before it is used as food 2.) dried grasses and plant stems that are used for food for farm animals →separate the wheat from the chaff at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
WHEAT — WHEAT, grain belonging to the genus Triticum, of which many species exist. Several species of Triticum are grown in Israel, some called ḥittah (pl. ḥittim) and others kussemet, kusmin, and shippon (for this identification see five species ). (1)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
wheat — [ wit, hwit ] noun uncount * a tall plant that produces grain for making bread and other foods: East Asian farmers grew 30 million tons of wheat last year. wheat farm/field/crop/harvest a. wheat grains or food made from them:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wheat — [wi:t] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hwAte] 1.) the grain that bread is made from, or the plant that it grows on ▪ a field of wheat 2.) separate the wheat from the chaff to choose the good and useful things or people and get rid of the others … Dictionary of contemporary English
wheat — [hwēt, wēt] n. [ME whete < OE hwæte, akin to Ger weizen < IE base * kweid , to gleam, bright, WHITE: from the white seed] 1. any of several cereal grasses (genus Triticum) having dense, erect spikes containing grains which thresh free of… … English World dictionary
chaff — [chaf, chäf] n. [ME chaf < OE ceaf; akin to MDu caf, Ger kaff] 1. the husks of wheat or other grain separated in threshing or winnowing 2. fine cut hay or straw, used for fodder 3. anything regarded as worthless 4. tiny strips of metal foil… … English World dictionary
Chaff — For other uses, see Chaff (disambiguation). Not to be confused with bran. Rice chaff Chaff ( … Wikipedia
Wheat — This article is about the plant. For other uses, see Wheat (disambiguation). Wheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranke … Wikipedia
chaff — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːf, tʃæ̱f[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you separate the wheat from the chaff or sort the wheat from the chaff, you decide which… … English dictionary
