(n.) A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin.
(n.) The chimaera.
Example Sentences:
(1) Top Gear, Robin Hood, Doctor Who, Primeval and Spooks were the company's top five highest-grossing shows sold internationally.
(2) Turning on the community suggests they are spooked by the growing support to protect our national treasures.
(3) But political corruption and the implacable opposition of the spooks and military to progressive change are the traditional forms of anti-democratic politics, in Britain, as elsewhere.
(4) Two witnesses said they thought the gorilla was trying to protect the boy at first, before getting spooked by the screams of onlookers.
(5) Backing the spooks against a left-leaning newspaper is, for a Tory prime minister, a no-brainer.
(6) Investors were also spooked by a chequered sales performance as breakneck growth stuttered at home and abroad.
(7) In the latest CIA coup, America's leading spooks have sent the Twittersphere into a frenzy with their chucklesome debut on social media: "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet."
(8) She is, therefore, basically the Ruth Evershed (from Spooks) of the ancient world.
(9) The 'judge-led inquiry' that never was is shut down and investigating kidnap and torture in freedom's name will be left to a watchdog that never barks and which exonerated the spooks six years ago."
(10) If the only black people they see are the "looky looky" men on the beach selling fake watches then the idea of a black holidaymaker might spook them.
(11) "She has reinvented family drama in Doctor Who, Robin Hood and Merlin and launched acclaimed contemporary series such as Spooks and Life on Mars as well as Cranford.
(12) Any list of the decade's most memorable shows would be dominated by series that began in its early years: The Office, Spooks, Peep Show, The Thick of It, Shameless.
(13) Greece spooked investors for a third day running on Thursday as the Athens stock exchange fell 7.35% amid fears over the debt-stricken country’s future in the eurozone.
(14) If the desertion of some of their juniors has spooked Egypt's generals, they are being careful not to show it.
(15) In the technology world, a still-young and rapidly expanding business posting losses isn't unusual, and it's unlikely to spook many investors.
(16) The Daily Mail and the Spectator apparently don't care much if spooks routinely capture and comb all our emails and phone traffic.
(17) After our daughter left, my wife would sometimes go to her room – pictures of Spooks, etc – and cry.
(18) He is said to have entered the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit premises on 3 April and walked away on 5 April, spooked by the discovery that the fire escape door they had previously used had been locked in the interim.
(19) As the debate in ancient Westminster Hall wound on and the libertarians (security must not undermine basic freedoms) proved the better-briefed side, the spook faction got a bit dirty, as is their patriotic duty.
(20) That’s how Mussolini got in, that’s how Hitler got in: they took advantage of a situation, a problem perhaps, which humanity was going through at the time, after an economic crisis.” Peña Nieto’s pronouncements are the most forceful so far against Trump, whose rise to the top of the Republican primary races has spooked Mexicans of all social strata.
Spoon
Definition:
(v. i.) See Spoom.
(n.) An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food.
(n.) Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait.
(n.) Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney.
(v. t.) To take up in, or as in, a spoon.
(v. i.) To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love.
Example Sentences:
(1) Sift the cocoa powder over the top and lightly but thoroughly fold it in with the metal spoon.
(2) Spoon over the dressing and eat immediately, while the tomatoes are still hot and the bread is crisp.
(3) Two years after its introduction, the Morley spoon was still the most commonly used method of preparing oral rehydration solution (ORS).
(4) I arrange my coins into ascending size in my pockets, for example, and nothing gives me more comfort than the knowledge that my forks, knives and spoons are all in the correct place, tessellating magnificently in their drawer.
(5) 2 Crumble the blue cheese into the porridge and then cook on a medium heat, stirring continuously with a wooden spoon until it thickens to your liking.
(6) Pour on to a large platter or individual plates, spoon the cauliflower and chickpeas on top, followed by the egg, tomatoes and chilli sauce.
(7) Rafa then spoons a volley long with an gaping court in front of him to bring up set point for Dimitrov.
(8) Possible causes of the error are salt type, spoon size, and leveling technique.
(9) a) synovial bursa ( schleimbeutel ) b) sneeze guard ( Spukschutz ) c) snotty-nosed brat – literally snot spoon ( rotzloeffel ) d) grumpy bastard – literally lump of vomit ( kotzbrocken ) 4,000 Jet-setters complain of a) Jetleg b) Jetleck c) Jetlag d) Jetlack 8,000 Who, if a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, would definitely not call the Joker?
(10) Spoon into the warm mushrooms, top with the tomatoes, sprinkle with pine nuts and serve.
(11) But the best moment came when I first heard Julie Andrews singing A Spoonful of Sugar .
(12) It was concluded that silver cone retrieval in more than half the cases could be performed easily with hand instruments, particularly spoon excavators.
(13) He might have been born with a silver spoon and declared bankruptcy four or five times but he is not dumb.
(14) 5 Pour the polenta on to two plates, arrange the grilled radicchio on top, then spoon the anchovy and rosemary sauce on top.
(15) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(16) Pour spoonfuls of the batter into the hot oil and cook until bubbles form and the edges begin to harden.
(17) Open Mon-Sat 11am-midnight; Sun 12.30pm-11pm Spoon Cafe Bistro Spoon Cafe Bistro This place used to be known as Nicolson's Cafe or "one of the places where a single mum called Joanne sat in a corner to write some book about a boy wizard".
(18) In layer eight, the retinal axons were often large, spoon-shaped boutons that ended in apposition with the somata of the layer.
(19) However, when delivering the 2011 Reith Lecture , she added: “There are questions to be answered about the various relationships that developed afterwards and whether the UK supped with a sufficiently long spoon.” The archive clearly shows that Gaddafi hoped that this intelligence co-operation would result in British assistance in his attempts to round up and imprison Libyans who were living in exile in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Mali.
(20) Mixing the condensation silicones under the conditions of daily practice--one spoon of body plus a distinct amount of catalyst-resulted in hardness differences compared to using the exact dose.