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spook(1)(dictionary)
spook(2)(dictionary)
spook 1, noun(dictionary)
spook 2, verb(dictionary)
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legible (iou) and spook(2) (iou)


legible (iou)



legible adjective. LME.
[Late Latin legibilis, from legere read: see -IBLE.]
Of Writing: clear enough to be read; easily deciphered. LME.
Of a literary composition: accessible to readers; easy to read, readable. rare. LME.
transf. & fig. Clear, discernible. E17.
legi'bility noun the quality or condition of being legible L17.
legibleness noun legibility E18.
legibly adverb L16.

spook(2) (iou)



spook verb. [spu:k] M19.
[from the noun.]
a. verb intrans. & trans. (with it). Act like a spook; walk about or around as a ghost. M19.
b. verb trans. Haunt (a person or place). L19.
Publishers Weekly The ghost of the highwayman..spooks Flora with regular visitations.
slang (chiefly N. Amer.).
a. verb intrans. Take fright; become alarmed. E20.
b. verb trans. Frighten, unnerve; spec. (of a hunter etc.) alarm (a wild animal). M20.
R. Pilcher He hated the horses and constantly spooked them into a frenzy.
spooked ppl adjective (N. Amer. slang) frightened, nervy;
spooked up, excited: M20.
spooking verbal noun (a) the action of calling spirits, as at a seance; (b) the action of haunting, frightening, or spying: E20.