scarecrow
[ skair-kroh ]
/ ˈskɛərˌkroʊ /
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noun
an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
anything frightening but not really dangerous.
a person in ragged clothes.
an extremely thin person.
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OTHER WORDS FROM scarecrow
scarecrowish, scarecrowy, adjectiveWords nearby scarecrow
scarcely, scarcely ever, scarcement, scarcity, scare, scarecrow, scaredy-cat, scarehead, scaremonger, scare out of one's wits, scare quotes
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scarecrow
/ (ˈskɛəˌkrəʊ) /
noun
an object, usually in the shape of a man, made out of sticks and old clothes to scare birds away from crops
a person or thing that appears frightening but is not actually harmful
informal
- an untidy-looking person
- a very thin person
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