Associations to the word «Spectre»

Pictures for the word «Spectre»

Wiktionary

SPECTRE, noun. Alternative spelling of specter
SPECTRE AT THE FEAST, noun. Alternative form of ghost at the feast

Dictionary definition

SPECTRE, noun. A ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us".
SPECTRE, noun. A mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.