noun🔗ShareAn effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating seeds or crops planted there."The farmer put up a scarecrow in the field to keep the birds away from his corn. "agricultureplantbirdanimalenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tall, thin, awkward person."My little brother is such a scarecrow; he's tall and skinny, and his clothes always seem too big on him. "personappearancecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything that appears terrifying but presents no danger."The loud, booming voice of the principal, though intimidating, was just a scarecrow; he didn't actually punish anyone. "appearancenatureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person clad in rags and tatters."The scarecrow in the farmer's field was made of old clothes and straw. "appearancepersonagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bird, the black tern."The scarecrow, a small black tern, was perched on the farmer's fence post. "birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo splay rigidly outward, like the arms of a scarecrow."The artist scavenged some old clothes and scarecrowed them out to create the whimsical sculpture. "bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
