spectre
21spectre — (BrE) (AmE specter) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grim (esp. BrE), ominous ▪ The grim spectre of terrorism cast its shadow. ▪ old ▪ constant …
22SPECTRE — s. m. Fantôme, figure fantastique que l on croit voir. Spectre hideux, effroyable. Il lui est apparu un spectre. Il dit avoir vu un spectre épouvantable. Fam. et par exagérat., C est un spectre, se dit D une personne grande, hâve et maigre. En… …
23spectre — n. (US specter) 1 a ghost. 2 a haunting presentiment or preoccupation (the spectre of war). 3 (in comb.) used in the names of some animals because of their thinness, transparency, etc. (spectre bat; spectre crab). Phrases and idioms: Spectre of… …
24spectre — [[t]spe̱ktə(r)[/t]] spectres (in AM, use specter) 1) N COUNT: usu the N of n If you refer to the spectre of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue… …
25Spectre — A spectre or specter is a (usually terrifying) , apparition, or ghost, or an unreal appearance. Spectres are usually imbued with dark magic, or have the ability to perform it. It is common in some types of folklore and mythology.A spectre appears …
26spectre — UK [ˈspektə(r)] / US [ˈspektər] noun [countable] Word forms spectre : singular spectre plural spectres 1) the possibility of something unpleasant that might happen in the future The latest economic forecast again raises the spectre of increased… …
27Spectre — 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… …
28spectre — spec|tre BrE specter AmE [ˈspektə US ər] n 1.) the spectre of sth something that people are afraid of because it may affect them badly ▪ The recession is again raising the spectre of unemployment. 2.) literary a ↑ghost …
29spectre — (US specter) noun 1》 a ghost. 2》 something unpleasant or dangerous imagined or expected: the spectre of nuclear holocaust. Origin C17: from Fr. spectre or L. spectrum (see spectrum) …
30spectre — BrE specter AmE noun 1 the spectre of something that people are afraid of because it may affect them soon: the spectre of unemployment 2 (C) literary a ghost …
