spook

Meaning of spook

noun
  1. A ghost or phantom.
    The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
  2. A hobgoblin.
  3. A scare or fright.
    The big spider gave me a spook.
  4. A spy.
  5. A black person.
  6. A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
    He who is infatuated with Man leaves persons out of account so far as that infatuation extends, and floats in an ideal, sacred interest. Man, you see, is not a person, but an ideal, a spook. — Max Stirner
verb
  1. To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
    The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.
  2. To become frightened (by something startling).
    The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs.
  3. To haunt.

Information about spook

  • The plural form of spook is: spooks.
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Hyphenation of spook

spook

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • spook is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

spook synonyms

Meaning creep:

creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy

Meaning ghost:

ghost, shade, wraith, specter

Anagrams of spook

pooks

Words that rhyme with spook

pook

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