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Phantoms

A ghost or apparition.

📖 Definitions of "Phantoms"

noun
  1. 1

    A ghost or apparition.

  2. 2

    Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.

  3. 3

    A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.

  4. 4

    (medical imaging) A test object.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Phantoms"

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specternounA ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
spectrenounBritish standard spelling of specter.
apparitionnounAn unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
shadownounA dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
unrealNot real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
fantasiesnoun(literature) The literary genre generally dealing with themes of magic and the supernatural, imaginary worlds and creatures, etc.
ghostsnouna play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
shadowsnouna 1959 American independent drama film directed by John Cassavetes about race relations during the Beat Generation years in New York City.
spectraSpectra: A Book of Poetic Experiments was a small volume of poetry published in 1916 by American writers Witter Bynner, who wrote under the pseudonym "Emanuel Morgan", and Arthur Davison Ficke, who wrote as "Anne Knish."
spectresnounBritish standard spelling of specter.
phantasmsnounSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
phantasmnounSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
phantasmalOf or pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, a phantom (“apparition or ghost”); ghostly, spectral.
phantasmicLike a phantasm; ghostly, unreal.
phantasmanounAlternative form of phantasm. [Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.]
spectersnounA ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
phantasiesnounPhantasy is a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946.
ghostlyOf or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
apparitionsnounAn unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
wraithsnounA ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.

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