Chaff and Plum

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Chaff noun - Discarded or useless material.

Usage example: there's a lot of chaff in this book, and the reader should be on the alert for it

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Plum is an antonym for chaff.

Nearby Words: chaffing, chaffed, chaffy

Plum noun - Someone or something unusually desirable.

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Chaff is an antonym for plum.

Nearby Words: plume, plumage, plumed, plumy

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