English words for 'Alternative form of scarehead.'
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noun
- 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.
- (by extension, derogatory) A person or animal 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, World War II, historical) Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
- an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
verb
- (transitive) To scare.
- (intransitive) To lose vitality.
- (intransitive) To be subdued.
- (transitive, Scots law, historical) To grant in mortmain.
- (transitive) To affect with vexation or chagrin.
- (transitive, usually used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
- (transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- undergo necrosis
- hold within limits and control
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
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verb
noun
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
noun
- (figurative) A major fright.
- (figurative) Death or failure.
- (cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
- a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
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verb
verb
- (transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
- (intransitive) To perform funk music.
- (euphemistic, slang) Fuck (the taboo swear word).
- (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- (transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
- (intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- draw back, as with fear or pain
noun
- (uncountable, music) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
- (countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
- (countable) Mental depression.
- (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
- a state of nervous depression
- an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
verb
- (uncommon) To frighten; to scare, to terrify.
- (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
- To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
- (figurative) To harrow the feelings.
- (horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
- To make scratches or cuts on.
- scratch the surface of
- puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- break up
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
noun
- (figurative) A major fright.
- (figurative) Death or failure.
- (cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
- a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
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noun
noun
verb
verb
noun
- 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.
- (by extension, derogatory) A person or animal 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, World War II, historical) Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
- an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
verb
- (transitive) To scare.
- (intransitive) To lose vitality.
- (intransitive) To be subdued.
- (transitive, Scots law, historical) To grant in mortmain.
- (transitive) To affect with vexation or chagrin.
- (transitive, usually used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate.
- (transitive) To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- undergo necrosis
- hold within limits and control
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
noun
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
verb
verb
- (transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
- (intransitive) To perform funk music.
- (euphemistic, slang) Fuck (the taboo swear word).
- (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- (transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
- (intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- draw back, as with fear or pain
noun
- (uncountable, music) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.
- (countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
- (countable) Mental depression.
- (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
- a state of nervous depression
- an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
verb
- (uncommon) To frighten; to scare, to terrify.
- (horticulture) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
- To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
- (figurative) To harrow the feelings.
- (horticulture) To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
- To make scratches or cuts on.
- scratch the surface of
- puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
- break up