[{"word":"spooks","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A ghost or phantom.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The building was haunted by a couple of spooks."},{"definition":"A hobgoblin.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A scare or fright.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The big spider gave me a spook."},{"definition":"A spy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A black person.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"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"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran."},{"definition":"To become frightened (by something startling).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs."},{"definition":"To haunt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spook","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spooks"]}]