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Spectres

A ghostly apparition, a phantom.

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noun
  1. 1

    A ghostly apparition, a phantom.

    "A specter haunted the cemetery at the old Vasquez manor."

  2. 2

    A threatening mental image.

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specternounA ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
phantomnounA ghost or apparition.
spooknoun(informal) A scare or fright.
ghostnounA disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
wraithnounA ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
apparitionnounAn unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
shadenoun(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
fantasiesnoun(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
ghostsnouna play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
phantomsnounA ghost or apparition.
shadowsnouna 1959 American independent drama film directed by John Cassavetes about race relations during the Beat Generation years in New York City.
spectranounSpectra: A Book of Poetic Experiments was a small volume of poetry published in 1916 by American writers Witter Bynner, who wrote under the pseudonym "Emanuel Morgan", and Arthur Davison Ficke, who wrote as "Anne Knish."
spectersnounA ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
spectsnoun
spectralnounOf, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).
phantasmsnounSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
wraithsnounA ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
spiritsnoun(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.
revenantsnounthe second studio album by American deathcore band, Conducting from the Grave.
spooksnoun(known as MI-5 in some countries) a British television spy drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 seasons.

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