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scarer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bird-scarer, scarecrow, straw man, strawman |
| Type of | effigy, image, simulacrum |
| Derivation | scare |
Examples of scarer
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The scarer is outperforming even its most generous of pre-weekend estimates.
From the variety.com
Aside from his poetry, which was a life-long obsession, he was in turn a thresher, bird-scarer, plough boy, pot scourer and gardener.
From the economist.com
The scarer reportedly cost only $1 million to acquire, so even its astounding 87% week-to-week drop won't have execs worried.
From the variety.com
Quiet it was, just the chatter of crows, until we jumped out of our Gortex when a bird scarer banged off right by the footpath.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
The sensor normally picks up heat radiated by people, but for the heron scarer it is covered with a lens to narrow its field of view.
From the newscientist.com
Overall, Par's scarer tallied $3 million in latenight overseas earnings, led by Russia, where local auds shelled out $550,000 at midnight.
From the variety.com
But there it is, in a different world, the country atmosphere underlined by the occasional bang of the bird-scarer guns keeping the vines unmolested.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I am the chief bird scarer and when blackie thinks the raspberries are ripe he kicks up such a clucking fuss, that i know it is time to gt picking and get scaring.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Scarecrow: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
