STRAWMAN
\stɹˈɔːmən], \stɹˈɔːmən], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɔː_m_ə_n]\
Definitions of STRAWMAN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1985 - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Sort: Oldest first
-
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
-
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
-
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
By Princeton University
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.