Search Result for "straw_man":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a person used as a cover for some questionable activity;
[syn: front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman]

2. a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted;
[syn: straw man, strawman]

3. an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds;
[syn: scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

straw man
    n 1: a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
         [syn: front man, front, figurehead, nominal head,
         straw man, strawman]
    2: a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted [syn:
       straw man, strawman]
    3: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from
       seeds [syn: scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-
       scarer, scarer]