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spookhouse

UK/ˈspuːkhaʊs/

spookhouse noun: a haunted house.

Noun

spookhouse (plural spookhouses)

  1. (slang) A haunted house.
  2. (slang) A headquarters for intelligence agents.
    • High Haven's the spookhouse. Been the spookhouse for years.1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 10

Forms of spookhouse

pluralspookhouses

Origin of spookhouse

From spook + house.

Questions about spookhouse

What does spookhouse mean?
Spookhouse means a haunted house.
What part of speech is spookhouse?
Spookhouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce spookhouse?
Spookhouse is pronounced /ˈspuːkhaʊs/ (UK).
What is the plural of spookhouse?
The plural of spookhouse is spookhouses.

Words near spookhouse in the dictionary

  1. spookery
  2. spookfest
  3. spookfests
  4. spookfish
  5. spookfishes
  6. spookhouse
  7. spookhouses
  8. spookier
  9. spookiest
  10. spookily
  11. spookiness

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