HALLOWEEN halloween-the night of 31st October, when children dress as WITCHES (=women with magic powers) and GHOSTS

(=the spirits of dead people) spooky-frightening in a way that makes you nervous because it involves things that do not seem natural and cannot be explained by science: a spooky story ghost-the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears: pumpkin-a large round vegetable with a thick orange skin and large seeds candy-[uncount] sweets or CONFECTIONERY a. [count] a sweet goblin-a creature in children's stories that looks like a small person and enjoys causing trouble ghoul- 1. an imaginary creature that eats dead people 2 someone who is interested in or enjoys unpleasant situations involving death or injury werewolf an imaginary creature who is human during the day but becomes a WOLF at night when there is a FULL MOON costume-[count] clothes that you wear at a FANCY DRESS PARTY, pretending to be a famous person, an animal, a character from a story etc eerie-strange and mysterious, and sometimes frightening: doorbell- a button near the front door of a house that you press to make a sound to tell the person in the house that you are there trick or treat- a custom in which children visit your home at HALLOWEEN and say 'Trick or treat?' as a way of asking for sweets spell- a powerful influence on someone, usually an influence that makes them admire or obey another person: fall/be under someone's spell cloak- [count] a long thick loose coat without sleeves, that fastens around your neck scarecrow-an object in the shape of a person that farmers put in their fields to frighten birds away boo1. you shout 'boo' suddenly when you want to frighten someone as a joke 2.to shout at a speaker or performer, to show that you disagree with them or you think they are not very good:

haunted-lived in or visited by the spirit of a dead person: caldron- a large round metal container used for cooking over a fire skeleton-the set of bones that supports a human or animal body, or a model of this: bat-a small animal that flies at night and looks like a mouse with large wings moonlight-light from the moon: crypt-an underground room where the bodies of dead people are buried, usually under a church tombstone-a large stone with someone's name and their birth date and death date on it that is put over the place where they are buried harvest- the activity of collecting a crop: candle-a stick of WAX with a string in it called a wick that you burn to give light creepy-unpleasant in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened: mask-something you wear to cover part or all of your face in order to hide who you are or for decoration: frighten-to make someone feel afraid, especially suddenly: SCARE: web- a net of thin THREADS that a SPIDER makes in order to catch insects: COBWEB witch- woman in stories who has magic powers. A man with magic powers is usually called a wizard monster-an imaginary creature that is large and frightening fun-enjoyment, especially from an activity that is not important or serious: mummy-a dead body that has been treated with special oils and wrapped in long narrow pieces of cloth to prevent it from decaying, especially in ancient Egypt broom- a brush with a long handle, used for SWEEPING dirt from floors owl-a large bird with a big head and eyes and a small sharp beak. Owls hunt small animals at night and make a sound called hooting. zombie-a dead person in some religions and stories who looks and behaves as though they are alive as a result of magic scare-to make someone feel frightened or worried: