noun
1 mind or feelings
ADJECTIVE
▪ human
▪
It is a testimony to the triumph of the human ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
I will be with you in ~.
2 spirits morale
ADJECTIVE
▪ flagging ( esp. BrE )
VERB + SPIRITS
▪ keep up , lift , raise
▪
We sang songs to keep our ~s up.
▪ revive
▪ break , dampen
▪
A string of defeats has failed to dampen the team's ~s.
SPIRITS + VERB
▪ lift , rise
PHRASES
▪ in good, high, low, poor, etc. ~s
▪
She isn't in the best of ~s today.
▪
My mother was in excellent ~s.
3 person
ADJECTIVE
▪ guiding , leading ( esp. BrE ), moving
▪
She was a guiding ~ in primary education.
▪ generous
▪ mean
▪ brave , proud
▪ free , independent
▪ kindred
▪
He found kindred ~s in the peace movement.
4 courage/liveliness
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , tremendous ( esp. BrE )
▪ adventurous , competitive , fighting , indomitable , pioneer , pioneering
▪
the indomitable American ~
VERB + SPIRIT
▪ be full of , have
▪
She has plenty of fighting ~.
▪ display , show
▪ break
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
▪
He sang with great ~.
PHRASES
▪ broken in ~
▪
They tortured him until he was broken in ~.
5 feelings of loyalty
ADJECTIVE
▪ community , party , public , team
VERB + SPIRIT
▪ have
▪ develop , foster , promote
6 attitude/mood
ADJECTIVE
▪ right
▪
They have the right ~!
▪ essential , genuine , true
▪ carefree
▪ democratic , revolutionary
▪ creative
▪ entrepreneurial
▪ can-do ( informal , esp. AmE )
▪ Christmas , festive ( esp. BrE ), holiday ( esp. AmE )
VERB + SPIRIT
▪ have
▪ enter into , get into
▪
I was just getting to the ~ of things when the party suddenly ended.
▪ bring
▪
They brought the ~ of carnival to their concerts.
▪ capture , embody , reflect , represent
▪
That song really captures the ~ of the times.
▪
She embodies the ~ of revolution.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~ of
▪
Both sides have come together in a ~ of goodwill.
▪
They are all working together in a ~ of cooperation.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of adventure
PHRASES
▪ be closer in ~ to sth , be similar in ~ to sth
▪ be faithful to the ~ of sth , be true to the ~ of sth
▪
The movie is true to the ~ of the book.
▪ a generosity of ~
▪
She exudes a warmth and generosity of ~.
▪ in the right ~
▪ the ~ of the age , the ~ of the times
▪ the ~ of Christmas , the ~ of the season
▪
I'm trying to get in the ~ of the holiday season.
7 real/intended meaning of a rule, an agreement, etc.
VERB + SPIRIT
▪ obey
▪ be against , be contrary to , go against , violate
▪
an edict that violates the ~ of the Geneva Convention
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of the law
▪
The referee should try to obey the ~ as well as the letter of the law.
8 soul/ghost
ADJECTIVE
▪ ancestral
▪ evil , malevolent
▪ restless
▪
Owls were believed to be restless ~s who had returned to earth.
VERB + SPIRIT
▪ conjure up , contact , invoke , summon , summon up
▪ exorcize , ward off
▪
She slept with a cross under the pillow to ward off evil ~s.
▪ be possessed by
SPIRIT + VERB
▪ live on
▪
Many people believe the ~ lives on after death.
▪ move sb ( often figurative )
▪
Make a donation to the charity if the ~ moves you.
SPIRIT + NOUN
▪ guide
▪
My ~ guide cares for me and protects me.
▪ world
PHRASES
▪ body, mind and ~
▪
healing for body, mind and ~
▪ the Holy Spirit
▪ the ~s of the dead
9 ( esp. BrE ) ( usually spirits ) strong alcoholic drink
… OF SPIRITS
▪ bottle , measure ( BrE )
▪
a single measure of ~s
VERB + SPIRITS
▪ drink