Chaff and Remainder

Chaff

Chaff noun - Discarded or useless material.

Remainder and chaff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Remainder" instead a noun "Chaff".

Nearby Words: chaffing, chaffed, chaffy

Remainder

Remainder noun - A remaining group or portion.

Chaff and remainder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chaff" instead a noun "Remainder".

Nearby Words: remain, remaindered, remaindering

How words are described

many many chaff many remainder
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