Transcription
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- [skair-kroh]
- /ˈskɛərˌkroʊ/
- /ˈskeə.krəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skair-kroh]
- /ˈskɛərˌkroʊ/
Definitions of scarecrow word
- noun scarecrow an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops. 1
- noun scarecrow anything frightening but not really dangerous. 1
- noun scarecrow a person in ragged clothes. 1
- noun scarecrow an extremely thin person. 1
- noun scarecrow effigy for scaring crows 1
- noun scarecrow person: ragged, unkempt 1
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Origin of scarecrow
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; scare + crow1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scarecrow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scarecrow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scarecrow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scarecrow
noun scarecrow
- bogy — an imaginary evil being or spirit; goblin
- bugaboo — Something or someone that is your bugaboo worries or upsets you.
- fright — sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- gamin — a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
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