Word: spooks
A ghost or phantom. Example: The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
A hobgoblin.
A scare or fright. Example: The big spider gave me a spook.
A spy.
A black person.
A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct. Example: He who is infatuated with Man leaves persons out of account so far as that infatuation extends, and floats in an ideal, sacred interest. Man, you see, is not a person, but an ideal, a spook. — Max Stirner
To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). Example: The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.
To become frightened (by something startling). Example: The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs.
To haunt.
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