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Ghost

/ɡəʊst/

The spirit; the soul of man.

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📖 Definitions of "Ghost"

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.

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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ghost"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wraithnoun	A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
specternoun	A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
tracenoun	An act of tracing.
touchnoun	Primarily physical senses.
spectrenoun	British standard spelling of specter.
obsessverb	(transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
ghostwriternoun	A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
ghostwriteverb	(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
hauntverb	(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
shadenoun	(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
spooknoun	(informal) A scare or fright.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ghost"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wraithnoun	A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
specternoun	A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
spectrenoun	British standard spelling of specter.
spooknoun	(informal) A scare or fright.
hauntnoun	A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.
obsessverb	(transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
ghostwriteverb	(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
touchnoun	An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
ghostwriternoun	A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
shadenoun	(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
tracenoun	An act of tracing.
phantomnoun	A ghost or apparition.
spiritnoun	The soul of a person or other creature.
soulnoun	(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
warlocknoun	A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.
devilnoun	(theology) The chief devil; Satan.
demonnoun	An evil supernatural spirit.
fantasynoun	(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
bogeynoun	(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
mythnoun	A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality.