spook vs wight

spook

noun
  • A ghost or phantom. 

  • An undercover agent or spy. 

  • A hobgoblin. 

  • A scare or fright. 

  • A psychiatrist. 

  • A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present. 

  • A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct. 

verb
  • To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). 

  • To become frightened (by something startling). 

  • To haunt. 

wight

noun
  • A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity. 

  • A wraith-like creature. 

  • A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor. 

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