Ghoul and Spook

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Ghoul noun - An evil spirit.

Usage example: in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet

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Spook and ghoul are semantically related in phantom topic. In some cases you can use "Spook" instead a noun "Ghoul".

Nearby Word: ghoulish

Spook noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

Usage example: Halloween is the night when spooks and goblins are said to roam abroad

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Ghoul and spook are semantically related in phantom topic. Sometimes you can use "Ghoul" instead a noun "Spook".

Nearby Words: spooky, spooked, spooking

For them, trying to read the morning newspaper is more terrifying than any goblin, ghoul, spook or spirit.

Source: Western Animation / Treehouse of Horror

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