scarecrow English

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What does scarecrow mean?

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scarecrow Noun

— A scarecrow is a figure made of straw and dressed in old clothes that scares away crows from eating the crops on a farm. The farmer placed a scarecrow on his field to stop the birds from eating his crop of corn.

scarecrow

— noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

Synonyms scarecrow synonyms

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scarecrow English » English

fright

strawman

straw man

dummy

bugaboo

skinny person

scarer

malkin

guy

golliwog

bugbear

bird-scarer

toy

threat

statue

sight

scrawny person

picture

opium addict

monster

model

menace

jackstraw

jack-straw

image

idol

ghost

figurehead

effigy

cow

bogle

bag of bones

Topics scarecrow topics

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Work and occupation Agriculture

Tend a field

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States Big Thick

Thin person

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  scarecrow skeleton bag of bones