Scarecrow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
  2. anything frightening but not really dangerous.
  3. a person in ragged clothes.
  4. an extremely thin person.
noun
  1. an object, usually in the shape of a man, made out of sticks and old clothes to scare birds away from crops
  2. a person or thing that appears frightening but is not actually harmful
  3. informal
    • an untidy-looking person
    • a very thin person
Scarecrow (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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