Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shadow | Yes | No | Yes | No |
spook | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shadow (noun) | spook (noun) |
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refuge from danger or observation | a mental representation of some haunting experience |
something existing in perception only | someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric |
an indication that something has been present | |
a premonition of something adverse | |
an unilluminated area | |
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
an inseparable companion | |
a dominating and pervasive presence | |
shade within clear boundaries |
shadow (verb) | spook (verb) |
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follow, usually without the person's knowledge | frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action |
make appear small by comparison | |
cast a shadow over |