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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

spook

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /spuːk/Used In Literature ↓

A ghost or phantom.

In a Sentence

“The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. spooksonata spookhouse spook
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Synonyms

wraithspectercreepspectreweirdoschmuck

Antonyms

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Related Words

ghostweirdyweirdieshade

Poetry examples for “spook”

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