scarecrow

US /ˈsker.kroʊ/
UK /ˈsker.kroʊ/
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an object, usually made to look like a person, that is put in a field to frighten birds away from crops

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The farmer put a scarecrow in the cornfield to protect his harvest.
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The children laughed at the funny scarecrow with its straw hat.
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2.

a person who is very thin and poorly dressed

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After weeks of illness, he looked like a scarecrow.
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His old, tattered clothes made him look like a real scarecrow.
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