spook
Because it is a word with a single syllable, spook is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofspook
- 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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