specter

IPA: spˈɛktɝ

A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(figuratively) A threatening mental image. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
(entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Examples of "specter" in Sentences

May 10th, 2010 4: 32 pm ET arlen specter is still alive?
A specter is stalking the Western world, and it looks a lot like Grandma.
I can not believe specter is calling out his opponent for "not being a real democrat."
His life and loved ones are all lost to him, but a specter from the past awakens him to an identity more than 3200 years ago.
August 11th, 2009 4: 36 pm ET arlen specter is at the current moment having explained to him the increasing debt by an 18 year old at the lewisburg town hall.
"Of course, Conlin, in the midst of the dark revelry, meets the Bone Man; and the specter is very real; and the encounter leaves Conlin forever changed (ominous chuckle)."
I am pretty sure that the scene they showed with night owl and silk specter is actually a dream that Night Owl has. and yes i do know that they are going with the nukes instead of the giant squid monster.
Lest there be any doubt about the semantic authority of these b-t-t associations, it should be observed that the Marquis's first step upon being confronted with this report about the specter is to place a bed in the room in question and to spend the night there himself.