ghost

/ɡəʊst//ɡoʊst/

noun

1
The spirit; the soul of man.
2
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
“Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.”
3
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
“not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea”
4
A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
5
An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
6
A ghostwriter.
7
An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
8
An image of a file or hard disk.
9
An understudy.
10
A covert (and deniable) agent.
11
The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
12
An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
13
A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
14
(in names of species) White or pale.
“ghost slug; ghostberry; ghostflower; ghost crab; ghost bat”
15
(in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
“ghost ant; ghost catfish; ghost nipper; ghost nudibranch”
16
Abandoned.
“ghost town; ghost net; ghost ramp; ghost ship”
17
Remnant; the remains of a(n).
“ghost cell; ghost crater; ghost image”
18
Perceived or listed but not real.
“ghost pain; ghost cellphone vibration; ghost island; ghost voter”
19
Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
“ghost rocket; ghost deer; ghost cat”
20
Substitute.
“ghost writer; ghost band; ghost singer”

Synonyms

verb

1
To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
2
To die; to expire.
3
To ghostwrite.
4
To sail seemingly without wind.
5
To copy a file or hard drive image.
6
To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
7
To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
8
To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.
9
To kill.
10
To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting.

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