scarecrow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskɛə.krəʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskɛr.kroʊ/

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• Hyphenation: scare‧crow

Noun

Singular scarecrow

Plural scarecrows

Scarecrow at Chellberg Farm

1. (countable) A scarecrow is a figure made of straw and dressed in old clothes that scares away crows from eating the crops on a farm.

   The farmer placed a scarecrow on his field to stop the birds from eating his crop of corn.