chaff
/tʃɑːf/noun
उच्चारण चाफ़
भूसा, छिलका
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the outer covering of the seeds of grain such as wheat, separated from the grain before it is eaten
भूसा, छिलका
- Winnowing separates the grain from the chaff.
- After threshing, the farmer separated the wheat from the chaff with a tray.
- Strong wind blew the chaff away from the threshing floor.
+ 2 more examples
- Farmers keep the chaff to feed their cattle.
- The grain is cleaned to remove every bit of chaff.
¶Idioms 1
separate the wheat from the chaff
to distinguish valuable people or things from worthless ones
अच्छे-बुरे को अलग करना
- A good exam separates the wheat from the chaff.
?Which word?
Keep the waste-cover words together: chaff (the outer cover of grain), husk (the dry outer cover of some seeds), bran (the outer layer of grain, used as food), straw (dry stems after the grain is removed).
बेकार आवरण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: chaff (अनाज का बाहरी आवरण), husk (कुछ बीजों का सूखा बाहरी आवरण), bran (अनाज की बाहरी परत, भोजन में चोकर), straw (अनाज निकलने के बाद सूखे डंठल, पुआल)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Separate the wheat from the chaff (separate the good from the worthless).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: separate the wheat from the chaff (अच्छे को बेकार से अलग करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: winnowing (using wind to blow away chaff) and threshing (beating grain to separate it) are methods of separation; the chaff is lighter and blows away.
विज्ञान में फटकना (winnowing, हवा से भूसा उड़ाना) और गहाई (threshing, अनाज अलग करने के लिए पीटना) पृथक्करण की विधियाँ हैं; भूसा हल्का होने से उड़ जाता है।