straw figure
1Straw man — This article is about the logical fallacy. For other uses, see Straw man (disambiguation). Man of straw redirects here. For the novel by Heinrich Mann, see Der Untertan. For the agricultural tool used to scare birds, see Scarecrow. A straw man is …
2straw man — /ˈstrɔ mæn/ (say straw man) noun 1. a figure of a man stuffed with straw, as for a scarecrow, target, etc. 2. an argument deliberately put up so that it can be knocked down, usually as a distraction from other arguments which cannot be so easily… …
3figure — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Establishment, Goclenian sorites, Platonic body, Platonic form, Platonic idea, VIP, accept, acclaim, acknowledge, act, acute angled triangle, add, adornment, adumbrate, advert to, aesthetic form,… …
4Jack Straw — Infobox Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Jack Straw honorific suffix = MP office1 = Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice term start1 = 28 June 2007 term end1 = primeminister1 = Gordon Brown predecessor1 = The Lord …
5Ezekiel A. Straw — Ezekiel Albert Straw (December 30, 1819 ndash;October 23, 1882), was an engineer, businessman, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He was born in Salisbury, but moved with his family to Lowell, Massachusetts, where his father, James B …
6lay figure — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, air brush, art paper, brush, bust, camera lucida, camera obscura, canvas, carving, chalk, charcoal, cipher, clay model, crayon, creature, doll, dolly, drawing paper, drawing pencil, drier, dud, dummy …
7Drowned Ammet —   …
8Mam (Maya mythology) — Mam Grandfather is a term of respect referring to several aged Maya deities. (i) In Kekchi speaking British Honduras (Belize), Mam is a general designation for the mountain spirits; four Mams were specifically associated with the four corners of… …
9Nickanan Night — (sometimes called Hall Monday or Peasen Monday) is a Cornish feast, traditionally held on the Monday before Lent[1]. Sometimes called roguery night in West Cornwall, this event was an excuse for local youths to undertake acts of minor vandalism… …
10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
