Plural of spook
regular plural
The plural of spook is spooks.
Forms of spook
| Singular | spook /spuːk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | spooks |
| Countable | countable |
Spooks in a sentence
- The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
- "I'll say what I think, no more and no less, and I won't be scared by you or your spooks into altering my opinions."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)...
- All of a sudden he remembered the spooks, and it knocked him all of a heap.2012, Joseph Lewis French, Masterpieces of Mystery, page 218. From the entry all of a heap
- I fear it like a child scared of spooks under a bed.2004 December 8, Susan Reinhardt, “Facing my fear: Doing Disney with the crowds”, in Asbury Park Press, page 18. From the entry Disneyphobia
- The anonymous building opposite St James's Park Tube station in central London was used by British spooks for 66 years.2019 April 5, Joseph Lee, “Drab London office block was GCHQ spy base”, in BBC. From the entry drab
Meaning of spook
- noun A ghost or phantom.
- noun A scare or fright.
- noun An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
Questions about the plural of spook
- What is the plural of spook?
- The plural of spook is spooks.
- Is spook countable?
- Spook is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spook (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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