spook
IPA: spˈuk
noun
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent or spy.
- (slang, dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (blackjack, slang) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
verb
- (transitive) To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
- (intransitive) To become frightened (by something startling).
- (transitive) To haunt.
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Examples of "spook" in Sentences
- This must be the spook of articles.
- The c.i.a. spook in s tomas, mariana.
- He's a ginger tabby and easily spooked.
- I do not mean spiritualist as in spooks.
- I think they are there to spook people off.
- Uriel is described as heaven's spook by Harry.
- It is considered widely known as a spook in Japan.
- The mercenary story is a cover to spook the cartels.
- I didn't mean to spook the very naive and obviously skittish ROTC kid.
- One of the most infamous clubs of the area at that time was the Spook Hunters.
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