noun
definition
A ghostly apparition, a phantom.
example
A specter haunted the cemetery at the old Vasquez manor.
definition
A threatening mental image.
Examples of specter in a Sentence
Andre's specter appeared to her right, keeping pace silently with her.
He peeked out and was startled by a white-clad specter on the stairs.
She didn't seem surprised to find others in the living room and took a seat next to Effie, looking less a nighttime specter than an exhausted victim.
The specter shook its head and rose, moving away without disturbing the flora on the jungle floor.
Without the specter of Jeffrey Byrne hanging over him, Dean could have enjoyed the festivities even more.
He hadn't seen the face of his specter, and this woman's hair was dark, not blonde, but nevertheless, there was a chilling feeling of similarity between his vision and this woman standing before him.
The commander's specter is said to be seen looking out of a window in the old hospital building.
The unresolved case of Canadian chrysotile is bound to cast a specter over the economic free-for-all.
The specter of civil war still hangs over the nation, and Iraq has become a crucible of militant terrorism.
According to Garnier's testimony, a specter appeared to him one night while he was on the hunt, and it gave him a magic ointment that allowed him to take on the form of a wolf.
As he answered the late night call, he glanced up the staircase to see Edith in the hall above, a specter in her antique dress, a look of alarm on her face.
But some specter in his fitful half-sleep wouldn't even give permission for him to dream about Cynthia Byrne, sleeping restfully just yards away.
Thus, the specter of popular revolt keeps haunting Richard II, notwithstanding the strictly aristocratic aspect of its many intrigues and conspiracies.
The specter of repression is most effectively banished by doing nothing.
Far from my home birth, it raised a likely specter of a managed labor, even a cesarean.
Note the life-size SPECTER ring next to the Persian cat.
The specter looms of a return to the centre-right coalition that ruled the Federal Republic from 1983 to 1998.
The specter, after listening for a moment, joined in the mournful dirge; and floated out upon the bleak, dark night.
In 1966 Specter became district attorney of Philadelphia, a post he held for the next eight years.
In which a most Horrid Specter disturbs the equanimity of Mr. Vanslyperken.
The specter of nuclear terrorism has placed a new premium on the need to strengthen the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Does this perhaps suggest that revolutionary republicanism was a mere specter?
The Russian president has once again raised the specter of a ' European war, maybe even a world war.
Progress has meant the looming specter of the complete dehumanization of the individual and the catastrophe of ecological collapse.
Quot tramontin recallstime programs and increasing disturbing specter of proposals are requirements.
Of the insurance business disturbing specter of on a regular basis leased hired rented.
Second, they are also raising the specter of some of our motorways becoming grotesque American-style superhighways up to 12 lanes wide.
As she lifted her head to the sky her solitary figure seemed to Ransom like the specter of the renascent dust.
To this nightmare, Stalin also added the specter of long-prepared partisan warfare.
It poses the specter of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorist groups and rogue nations.
Invoking the specter of dual loyalty to mute criticism and debate amounts to more than the everyday pollution of public discourse.
When you are staring at the specter of the grim reaper, you'll spend a lot of money to delay getting to know him better.
There's no doubt trampolines are great fun for children and adults, but with that fun comes the specter of danger.
Some changes were made to make the plot more video game-friendly, some were made because of legal issues (SPECTER is changed to Octopus), and some were changed just because.
According to Mumber, the specter in the picture was of a cousin who had died 12 years before.
Meisner reports that the close encounter with the specter has led to nothing but bad luck ever since.
Additionally, with the ever-growing specter of identity theft and phishing scams, the ability to use proxy sites to visit MySpace can only help users retain a sense of security and comfort in their wish to enjoy social networking.
The specter pointed back towards the lake. Katie slowed and watched Gabriel continue onward. She'd liked Andre above any of the Council members, but his insistence that she go in the direction opposite of which she was headed puzzled her.
Add to that the issues of shipping costs, the time you will wait, and the specter of what might happen if your purchase doesn't meet your satisfaction, and you can see the advantages of buying from a known domestic supplier.