ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre
(noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience; “he looked like he had seen a ghost”; “it aroused specters from his past”
creep, weirdo, weirdie, weirdy, spook
(noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
spook
(verb) frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; “The noise spooked the horse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spook (plural spooks)
(informal) A ghost or phantom.
A hobgoblin.
(informal) A scare or fright.
(espionage, slang) A spy.
(slang, dated, pejorative, ethnic slur) A black person.
(philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
• See also ghost
spook (third-person singular simple present spooks, present participle spooking, simple past and past participle spooked)
(transitive) To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
(intransitive) To become frightened (by something startling).
(transitive) To haunt.
• Koops, SOKOP, Sopko
Source: Wiktionary
Spook, n. Etym: [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. spöke, Dan. spögelse a specter, spöge to play, sport, joke, spög a play, joke.]
1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.] Ld. Lytton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chimæra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
