The visit to the old cemetery brought scary visions of spooks and ghosts.
From Ian Fleming to John Le Carre - authors have long been fascinated by the world of espionage. But, asks the BBC’s Gordon Corera, what do real life spooks make of fictional spies?
The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.
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spook — spook·ery; spook·i·ly; spook·i·ness; spook·ish; spook·ism; spook·ist; spook; … English syllables
spook — (n.) 1801, from Du. spook, from M.Du. spooc spook, ghost, from a common Germanic source (Cf. Ger. Spuk ghost, apparition, M.L.G. spok spook, Swed. spok scarecrow, Norw. spjok ghost, specter, Dan. spèg joke ), of unknown origin. Possible outside… … Etymology dictionary
spook|y — «SPOO kee», adjective, spook|i|er, spook|i|est. Informal. like a spook; suited to spooks; suggesting spooks: »... the view from the North Church belfry of the spooky and moonlit harbor (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
Spook — (sp[=oo]k), n. [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. sp[ o]ke, Dan. sp[ o]gelse a specter, sp[ o]ge to play, sport, joke, sp[ o]g a play, joke.] 1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also {spuke}.] Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spook — (englisch für „Spuk“ oder „Gespenst“) ist die Bezeichnung einer deutschen Horrorpunkband, siehe The Spook einer Fantasy Reihe von Joseph Delaney, siehe Spook Reihe Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehr … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spook — can mean: * An alternative term (Dutch, from Middle Dutch spooc) for a ghost * A colloquial term for a spy or a member of the Central Intelligence Agency * A derogatory term for a Black man * Spook (band), an Australian trip hop band * A… … Wikipedia
spook — [v] frighten, scare alarm, curdle the blood*, discomfort, horrify, make one’s blood run cold*, make one’s teeth chatter*, panic, petrify, scare away, scare stiff*, scare the pants off of*, scare to death*, startle, strike terror into*, terrify,… … New thesaurus
spook — informal ► NOUN 1) a ghost. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a spy. ► VERB ▪ frighten or become frightened. ORIGIN Dutch … English terms dictionary
spook — ☆ spook [spo͞ok ] Informal n. [Du, akin to Ger spuk] 1. a specter; ghost 2. any person suggestive of a specter or ghost, as an eccentric, a secret agent, etc. vt. 1. to haunt (a person or place) 2. to startle, frighten, make nervous, annoy, etc.… … English World dictionary
spook|er|y — «SPOO kuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. that which is spooky or characteristic of spooks … Useful english dictionary
spook|i|ly — «SPOO kuh lee», adverb. in a spooky manner: »The owl hooted spookily from the dark woods … Useful english dictionary
