A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
To cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow (noun sense 1).
To frighten or terrify (someone or something), as if using a scarecrow.
To splay (one's arms) away from the body, like the arms of a scarecrow.
A tall and thin person.
A hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
Any long, slender green bean.
An immature runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
A yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
A common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)