SPOOK

spook

Noun

  1. A spirit returning to haunt a place.
    The visit to the old cemetery brought scary visions of spooks and ghosts.
  2. A ghost or an apparition.
    The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
  3. A hobgoblin.
  4. A spy.
  5. A scare or fright.
    The big spider gave me a spook.
  6. A black person.

Verb

  1. To scare or frighten.
  2. To startle or frighten an animal
    The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: spook
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!