scarecrow

noun
UK: /ˈskeərkrəʊ/
US: /ˈskerˌkroʊ/

  1. An object made to look like a person and set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing.

    1. The scarecrow stood silently in the cornfield.
    2. Farmers rely on the scarecrow to protect their crops from hungry birds and pests.

  2. A person who is very thin and wears old, torn clothes.

    1. He looked like a scarecrow in those oversized clothes.
    2. After weeks lost in the wilderness, the hiker resembled a scarecrow more than a healthy man.

Synonyms

figure effigy bogeyman puppet
scarecrow transitive-verb

  1. To frighten or intimidate someone, especially into compliance.

    1. Don't let him scarecrow you into doing something you don't want to.
    2. The boss tried to scarecrow his employees with threats of job losses, but they stood firm.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "scarecrow" in English means: An object made to look like a person and set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing., A person who is very thin and wears old, torn clothes..

The phonetic transcription of "scarecrow" is /ˈskeərkrəʊ/ in British English and /ˈskerˌkroʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "scarecrow": figure, effigy, bogeyman, puppet.

Example usage of "scarecrow": "The scarecrow stood silently in the cornfield.". More examples on the page.