specter

specter
Synonyms and related words:
Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf-man, apparition, appearance, atua, bogey, bogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, daemon, demon, eidolon, evil spirits, fantasy, fee-faw-fum, figure, form, frightener, genius, ghost, ghoul, hobgoblin, holy terror, horror, idolum, image, incubus, intelligence, monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantom, presence, revenant, scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, shade, shadow, shape, spirit, succubus, supernatural being, terror, umbra, vampire, vision, waking dream, werewolf, wildest dream, wraith

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  • Specter — Spec ter, Spectre Spec tre, n. [F. spectre, fr. L. spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.] 1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom. [1913 Webster] The ghosts of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • specter — I noun apparition, appearance, eidolon, form, illusion, presence, revenant, shadow, shape, spirit, sprite II index phantom, reflection (image), spirit, vision ( …   Law dictionary

  • specter — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. spectre an image, figure, ghost (16c.), from L. spectrum appearance, vision, apparition (see SPECTRUM (Cf. spectrum)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • specter — spirit, ghost, *apparition, phantasm, phantom, wraith, shade, revenant …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • specter — [n] ghost apparition, appearance, demon, doppelganger, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, presence, shadow, spirit, spook, vision; concept 370 …   New thesaurus

  • specter — (Brit. spectre) ► NOUN 1) a ghost. 2) something unpleasant or dangerous that is imagined or expected. ORIGIN French, from Latin spectrum image, apparition …   English terms dictionary

  • specter — [spek′tər] n. [Fr spectre < L spectrum, an appearance, apparition < spectare, to behold: see SPECTACLE] 1. a ghost; apparition 2. any object of fear or dreadBrit. sp.Brit. spectre …   English World dictionary

  • specter — or spectre noun Etymology: French spectre, from Latin spectrum appearance, specter, from specere to look, look at more at spy Date: 1605 1. a visible disembodied spirit ; ghost 2. something that haunts or perturbs the mind ; phantasm < the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • specter — /spek teuhr/, n. 1. a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition. 2. some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease or famine. Also, esp. Brit., spectre. [1595 1605; < L spectrum; see …   Universalium

  • specter — spec|ter [ spektər ] noun count 1. ) the possibility of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: If they refused his request, they faced the specter of a lawsuit. 2. ) LITERARY a GHOST …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • specter — noun 1) the specters in the crypt Syn: ghost, phantom, apparition, spirit, wraith, shadow, presence; informal spook; literary phantasm, shade 2) the looming specter of war Syn: threat, menace, shadow …   Thesaurus of popular words

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