spook — meaning in English

English meaning

• ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
• shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
• spook noun A ghost or supernatural apparition.
• wraith noun A ghost or ghostly figure, especially one believed to appear around the time of a person's death.

Senses

spook is used for these senses in English:

• ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
• shade (chiefly, literary, and, fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
• spook (informal) A ghost or phantom.
• wraith A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

ghost — full definition

1. noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
2. verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
3. verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
4. verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.

shade — full definition

1. noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
2. noun A particular variation of a color.
3. noun A subtly insulting remark (often "throw shade").
4. verb To block or shield from light.

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