Meaning & use
spook
An informal word for a ghost or other spirit believed to haunt a place.
See it in a sentence
The kids swore the old house was haunted by a spook.
Local legend claimed a spook wandered the abandoned lighthouse at night.
A note on using this word
Informal in tone; also used as slang for a spy, and as a verb meaning to startle someone suddenly.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To frighten or startle someone or something suddenly.
The loud thunder spooked the horses grazing in the field.
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