spooks

"The building was haunted by a couple of spooks."

"My little brother believes that spooks live under his bed, so he always asks me to check before he goes to sleep. "

"The big spider gave me a spook."

""The news reported that several spooks were caught trying to steal government secrets." "

"He who is infatuated with Man leaves persons out of account so far as that infatuation extends, and floats in an ideal, sacred interest. Man, you see, is not a person, but an ideal, a spook. — Max Stirner"

"The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran."

"The deer spooked at the sound of the dogs."

"The sad memory of failing the test still spooks me whenever I think about school. "