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   ghost

   /ɡəʊst/

   noun

   • 1. an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image: "the building is haunted by the ghost of a monk" Similar spectrephantomwraithspiritsoulshadowpresencevisionapparitionhallucinationbodachDoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantvisitantwightrare:eidolonmaneslemures
   • ▪ a slight trace or vestige of something: "she gave the ghost of a smile" Similar tracehintsuggestionimpressionfaint appearancetouchsuspiciontingemodicumdashsoupçonglimmersemblanceshadowbreathwhiffundertonewhisper
   • ▪ a faint secondary image caused by a fault in an optical system, duplicate signal transmission, etc.

   verb

   • 1. act as ghostwriter of (a work): "his memoirs were smoothly ghosted by a journalist"
   • 2. glide smoothly and effortlessly: "they ghosted up the river"
   • 3. end a personal relationship with (someone) by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication: "I didn't want to ghost her, so we ended up having ‘the talk’ and it was horrible"

   Word Origin Old Englishgāst (in the sense ‘spirit, soul’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geest and German Geist. The gh- spelling occurs first in Caxton, probably influenced by Flemish gheest.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ghostlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGHOST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     GHOST meaning: 1. the spirit of a dead person, sometimes...

   • Znaczenie Ghost, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ghost definicja: 1. the spirit of a dead person, sometimes...

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     ghost ship definition: 1. an imaginary ship 2. an imaginary...

   • Ghost: French Translation

     GHOST translate: fantôme [masculine], fantôme. Learn more in...

   • Ghost: Japanese Translation

     GHOST translate: 幽霊, 亡霊, 幽霊（ゆうれい）. Learn more in the...

   • Ghost Spanish Translation

     GHOST translate: fantasma, fantasma [masculine]. Learn more...

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   A ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, which appears or otherwise makes its presence known to the living: the ghost of a drowned child. A specter is a ghost or apparition of more or less weird, unearthly, or terrifying aspect: a frightening specter.

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   A ghost is the spirit of a dead person, a faint trace or possibility, or a secondary image. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and related terms from various dictionaries and sources.

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   A ghost is the spirit of a person who's died. In most stories and myths, ghosts are pale, translucent, and wispy. Throughout history, the idea that a person's soul or spirit can remain visible after her death has been common.