HyperDic: scarecrow

English > 1 sense of the word *scarecrow*:
NOUN	artifact	scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer	an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

scarecrow > pronunciation
Sounds	skae'rkrow
Rhymes	Afro ... zero: 75 rhymes with row...

English > *scarecrow*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
Synonyms	straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer
Broader	effigy, image, simulacrum	A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
Spanish	espantajo, espantapájaros, scarer
Catalan	babarota, espantall, espantaocells