Scarecrow

//ˈskɛəkɹəʊ//

Synonyms for "scarecrow" (95 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Strong matches (29)

Related words (47)

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Translations

187 translations across 98 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • strooipop noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • voëlverskrikker noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Albanian

3 entries
  • dordolec noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • rone noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • vovë noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Arabic

3 entries
  • خيال مآتة noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • فَزَّاعَة noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • فَزَّاعَة noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Armenian

1 entries
  • խրտվիլակ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Assamese

1 entries
  • চৌ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • müqəvva noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • oyuq noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • qorxuluq noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • ҡарасҡы noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Basque

3 entries
  • arranpalo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • txori-izugarri noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • txorimalo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • пу́дзіла noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Bengali

1 entries
  • কাকতাড়ুয়া noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Breton

3 entries
  • bouga noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • spontailh noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • spontailh-brini noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • плаши́ло noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • чу́чело noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Burmese

1 entries
  • စာချောက်ရုပ် noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Catalan

4 entries
  • babarota noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • espantall noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • espantaocells noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • espantapardals noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • داھۆڵ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 稻草人 noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 稻草人 noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • 骨瘦如柴的人 noun (tall, thin, awkward person)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • катемпи noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Czech

1 entries
  • strašák noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Danish

1 entries
  • fugleskræmsel noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Dutch

2 entries
  • vogelschrik noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • vogelverschrikker noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Dutch Low Saxon

2 entries
  • aarteschuw noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • voegelverschrikker noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Erzya

1 entries
  • тандавкс noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • birdotimigilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • ĉifonfiguro noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Estonian

1 entries
  • hernehirmutis noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Finnish

4 entries
  • linnunpelätin noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • linnunpelätti noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • pelottelutaktiikka noun (military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage)
  • variksenpelätin noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

French

2 entries
  • épouvantail noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • épouvantail noun (tall, thin, awkward person)

Galician

1 entries
  • espantallo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Georgian

1 entries
  • საფრთხობელა noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

German

2 entries
  • Gehuuri noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • Vogelscheuche noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Greek

1 entries
  • σκιάχτρο noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ચાડિયો noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • דַּחְלִיל noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • דַּחְלִיל noun (tall, thin, awkward person)

Hindi

2 entries
  • धड़खा noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • बिजूका noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • madárijesztő noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • fuglahræða noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Ido

2 entries
  • terorigilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • ucel-terorigilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • orang-orangan noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • orang-orangan sawah noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • penakut burung noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • variksiinvahti noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • مَتَرْسَک noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Irish

2 entries
  • fear bréige noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • fear falsa noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Italian

4 entries
  • spauracchio noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • spaventapasseri noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • spilungona noun (tall, thin, awkward person)
  • spilungone noun (tall, thin, awkward person)

Japanese

4 entries
  • スケアクロウ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • 僧都 noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • 案山子 noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • 鹿威し noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Kannada

4 entries
  • ಗುಮ್ಮ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • ಬೆಚ್ಚಿಗ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • ಬೆಚ್ಚು noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • ಬೆದರುಗೊಂಬೆ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Kashubian

1 entries
  • strôszk noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Kavalan

1 entries
  • pasnawa noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қарақшы noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ចំឡោង noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • តាដុង noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • ទីងមោង noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Korean

1 entries
  • 허수아비 noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • каракчы noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • карачкы noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Ladin

1 entries
  • spantedl noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຫຸ່ນໄລ່ກາ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Latin

3 entries
  • formīdo avium noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • terricula noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • terriculum avium noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Latvian

2 entries
  • biedēklis noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • putnubiedēklis noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • baidyklė noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • kaliausė noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • пла́шило noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • стра́шило noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Malay

1 entries
  • orang-orang noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • നോക്കുകുത്തി noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Maranao

1 entries
  • parayong noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Maricopa

1 entries
  • chiyer thʼer noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • мануухай noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • mamik noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • reşkê bûstanan noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • fugleskremsel noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • fugleskremme noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • fugleskremsel noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • fugleskremsle noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

O'odham

1 entries
  • vaṣai gakidagĭ odham noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Occitan

1 entries
  • espaurugal noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Goadengrul noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • Hieezhgrul noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Polish

2 entries
  • strach noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • strach na wróble noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • espantalho noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਡਰੋਣਾ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Romanian

2 entries
  • momâie noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • sperietoare noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Romansch

1 entries
  • spaventegl noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Russian

4 entries
  • пу́галище noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • пу́гало noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • страши́ла noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • страши́ло noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Scots

4 entries
  • bogle noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • craw-bogle noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • tattie-bogle noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • tattie-boodie noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • bodach feannaig noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • bodach ròcais noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • plȁšilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • strȁšilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • пла̏шило noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • стра̏шило noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Slovak

1 entries
  • strašiak noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Slovene

3 entries
  • ptičje strašilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • strašilo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • strašilo noun (tall, thin, awkward person)

Sotho

1 entries
  • setshosa noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • ӱркӱткиш noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Southern Kurdish

1 entries
  • داوِڵ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Spanish

3 entries
  • espantajo noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • espantajo noun (tall, thin, awkward person)
  • espantapájaros noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • bebegig noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Swedish

1 entries
  • fågelskrämma noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • alay-ay noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • balyan noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • espantaho noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Tajik

1 entries
  • хӯса noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Tamil

4 entries
  • சொக்கன் noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • சோளக்காட்டுபொம்மை noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • சோளக்கொல்லைப்பொம்மை noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • வெருளி noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Tatar

1 entries
  • карачкы noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Telugu

3 entries
  • దిష్టిబొమ్మ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • దృష్టిబొమ్మ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • వెరబొమ్మ noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Thai

1 entries
  • หุ่นไล่กา noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Turkish

2 entries
  • bostan korkuluğu noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • korkuluk noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • garakçy noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • опу́дало noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • поторо́ча noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قارانچۇق noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • qoʻriqchi noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • bù nhìn noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • bẹo chim noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • bồ nhìn noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • mặt mả noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Walloon

1 entries
  • noret noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

Welsh

3 entries
  • bwbach noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • bwbach brain noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)
  • bwgan brain noun (effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there)

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Relax, it's just a scarecrow.

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The scarecrow in the backyard fell over during the hurricane.

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I cannot scare the birds away. I am not a scarecrow.

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All the talk about world war is just a scarecrow.

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