Scarecrow
Meaning of Scarecrow
A figure set in a field to frighten birds from crops.
ما معنى كلمة Scarecrow بالعربي؟
دمية توضع في الحقول لطرد الطيور
🌾🤖 دمية توضع في الحقول لطرد الطيور؛ شكل مُخيف يُصنع لحماية المحاصيل من الآفات؛ حارس زراعي تقليدي يُستخدم لردع الطيور عن أكل البذور والثمار، ويُصنع من القش والملابس القديمة ليُشبه الإنسان ويُخيف الحيوانات دون إيذائها 🌾🤖
قصة GL: الحارس المُخيف للعادات السيئة في حقل العقل - شكل مُخيف للحماية، الحارس الزراعي الذي يُمثله نظام التعلم الجيني لطرد الأفكار السلبية من زراعة الذكاء والحفاظ على محصول العبقرية 🧠
Synonyms & related words
Scarecrow in a sentence
Scarecrow use was compared with netting in the agriculture trial.
A scarecrow logo marks the farm brand.
Scarecrow designs may be protected as artistic works.
Students make a scarecrow for a harvest festival.
Origin of Scarecrow
A compound of scare + crow.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, scarecrow is also an image of empty threat. GL does not use empty threats.
Scarecrow audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Scarecrow" — noun, pronounced /ˈskeəkrəʊ/, with the stress on "scare".
Narrator: A scarecrow is a figure made to look like a person, placed in fields to frighten birds away from crops.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a pretend farmer that scares birds.
Narrator: It joins scare with crow.
Narrator: A common collocation is "scarecrow festival", which describes village scarecrow competitions.
Narrator: It differs from "effigy", because an effigy represents a real person, often for protest.
Narrator: In a second sense, a very thin, scruffy person is jokingly called a scarecrow.
Narrator: Farming, festivals, fiction and film all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a scarecrow guards the crops.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Who's that standing in the cornfield?
Speaker B: A SCARECROW! It joins scare and crow.
Speaker A: Does it work?
Speaker B: The crows are unconvinced.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The village holds a scarecrow festival", events. "The Scarecrow wanted a brain", The Wizard of Oz. "Old scarecrow clothes", farming.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Write it as one word, "scarecrow".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Effigy is its cousin, dummy its twin, and bird scarer an alternative — yet scarecrow keeps its rustic charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "scarecrow" in AI prompts — useful for community events and children's crafts.
Speaker A: How for events?
Speaker B: Competition rules.
Prompt: Write rules and prize categories for a village scarecrow trail.
Speaker A: And crafts?
Speaker B: Make one.
Prompt: Give step-by-step instructions for making a scarecrow with children.
Speaker A: Could it help mapping?
Speaker B: Yes, for trails.
Prompt: Create a map page listing each scarecrow on the trail with photos.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Stories.
Prompt: Write a short bedtime story about a friendly scarecrow who befriends a crow.
Frequently asked questions about Scarecrow
What does Scarecrow mean?
A figure set in a field to frighten birds from crops.
ما معنى كلمة Scarecrow بالعربي؟
دمية توضع في الحقول لطرد الطيور — 🌾🤖 دمية توضع في الحقول لطرد الطيور؛ شكل مُخيف يُصنع لحماية المحاصيل من الآفات؛ حارس زراعي تقليدي يُستخدم لردع الطيور عن أكل البذور والثمار، ويُصنع من القش والملابس القديمة ليُشبه الإنسان ويُخيف الحيوانات دون إيذائها 🌾🤖
How do you pronounce Scarecrow?
Scarecrow is pronounced /ˈskeəkrəʊ/ and is used as a noun.
How is Scarecrow used in a sentence?
Scarecrow use was compared with netting in the agriculture trial.
What are synonyms of Scarecrow?
field dummy, bird scarer, straw figure, effigy, ragged figure, tatterdemalion.