[{"word":"chaff","phonetic":"/tʃæf/","phonetics":[{"text":"/tʃæf/","audio":""},{"text":"/tʃæf/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff."},{"definition":"Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Loose material, e.g. small strips of aluminum foil dropped from aircraft, intended to interfere with radar detection.","synonyms":["window"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["window"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chaff"]}]