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spook

noun verb

a mental representation of some haunting experience

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
PO
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

spuːk

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noun

  1. a mental representation of some haunting experience

    “he looked like he had seen a ghost”

noun

  1. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

verb

  1. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action

    “The noise spooked the horse”

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Example Sentences

he looked like he had seen a ghost
it aroused specters from his past
The noise spooked the horse

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