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1. (n.) scarecrow
an object, usu. a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
2. scarecrow
something frightening but not dangerous.
3. scarecrow
a ragged or extremely thin person.
Etymology: (1545–55)
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| Definition of 'scarecrow' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
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1. (noun) scarecrow
sth made to look like a person and put in a field to scare birds away from crops
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) scarecrow
anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger
2. (noun) scarecrow
a person clad in rags and tatters
3. (noun) scarecrow
the black tern
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Sense: a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc.
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 Afrikaans: voëlverskrikker |
 Arabic: فَزّاعَه |
 Bulgarian: плашило |
 Brazilian: espantalho |
 Czech: strašák |
 German: die Vogelscheuche |
 Danish: fugleskræmsel |
 Greek: σκιάχτρο |
 Spanish: espantapájaros |
 Estonian: hernehirmutis |
 Farsi: مترسك |
 Finnish: linnunpelätin |
 French: épouvantail |
 Hebrew: דַחלִיל |
 Hindi: धूहा, बिजूखा, डरावा |
 Croatian: strašilo |
 Hungarian: madárijesztő |
 Indonesian: orang-orangan |
 Icelandic: fuglahræða |
 Italian: spaventapasseri |
 Japanese: かかし |
 Korean: 허수아비 |
 Lithuanian: kaliausė |
 Latvian: putnubiedēklis |
 Malay: orang-orang |
 Dutch: vogelverschrikker |
 Norwegian: fugleskremsel |
 Polish: strach na wróble |
 Persian: مترسك |
 Pashto: توركودى، څروى، ( په پاليز |
 Portuguese: espantalho |
 Romanian: sperietoare (de ciori) |
 Russian: пугало |
 Slovak: strašiak |
 Slovenian: strašilo |
 Serbian: strašilo |
 Swedish: fågelskrämma |
 Thai: หุ่นไล่กา |
 Turkish: bostan korkuluğu |
 Taiwanese: 稻草人 |
 Ukrainian: опудало; страхопуд |
 Urdu: بھچ کاگ |
 Vietnamese: bù nhìn |
 Chinese: 稻草人 |
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