scarecrow
noun
scare·crow
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Definition of scarecrow
1a
: an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to frighten birds away from crops
b
: something frightening but harmless
2
: a skinny or ragged person
Examples of scarecrow in a Sentence
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Enjoy hands on crafts, scarecrow making (please bring child size clothing), children’s art tent. — Ronald Browning, baltimoresun.com, "Havre de Grace: Children’s Art Festival at Tydings Park set for Saturday," 5 Sep. 2019 Spookley the Square Pumpkin A square pumpkin finds support from a scarecrow, three spiders and a couple of bats after being teased. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, "New Netflix for kids in September: 'Lord of the Rings' movies, 'Turbo,' new 'Dragons'," 30 Aug. 2019 Cruise on into the Ag-Hort Building, where The Minnnesota Gladiolus Society’s State Fair Show is among the marvelous displays, which range from Crop Art to shiny apples to craft beers and scarecrows. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Today at the Fair: Saturday, Aug. 24: 4-H Day," 23 Aug. 2019 Then the stories come to life in the real world, from Harold the scarecrow and a corpse looking for its missing big toe, to the Jangly Man and the Pale Lady (all fan favorites). — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark," 11 Aug. 2019 Calvary Lutheran Church’s Fall Fest, Yard Sale and Family Fun Day will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The goal is fun for the entire family with scarecrow making, pumpkin painting, face painting and more. — Carroll County Times Staff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Religion briefs: Finksburg Community worship to be held at Emory Grove," 9 Aug. 2019 In mid-October, residents of Pendleton start assembling scarecrow characters for the annual contest, which gets more than 100 entrants. — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, "24 Halloween Celebrations Across America to Spook Your Socks Off," 8 July 2019 Sure, fans of the original books by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell will recognize many creepy faces, from Harold the scarecrow to the Pale Lady. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Here's why Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is set in 1968 with teenage characters," 18 July 2019 Her three companions are also well-suited to their roles, with the extremely flexible Mayueirs seeming to effortlessly flop around the stage as the not-always-sturdy scarecrow. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, "REVIEW: Patio Playhouse presents charming ‘Wizard of Oz’ musical," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scarecrow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for scarecrow
scarecrow
noun
English Language Learners Definition of scarecrow
: an object that looks like a person and that is placed in a field to scare birds away from crops
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scarecrow
noun
scare·crow
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Kids Definition of scarecrow
: an object made to look like a person and set up to scare birds away from crops
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