Associations to the word «Spook»

Pictures for the word «Spook»

Wiktionary

SPOOK, noun. A spirit returning to haunt a place.
SPOOK, noun. A ghost or an apparition.
SPOOK, noun. A hobgoblin.
SPOOK, noun. (espionage) A spy.
SPOOK, noun. A scare or fright.
SPOOK, noun. (dated) (pejorative) A black person.
SPOOK, verb. To scare or frighten.
SPOOK, verb. To startle or frighten an animal
SPOOK OUT, verb. (transitive) to scare, to frighten

Dictionary definition

SPOOK, noun. Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric.
SPOOK, noun. A mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past".
SPOOK, verb. Frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse".

Wise words

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