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ghost

/ ghost /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a mental representation of some haunting experience
"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"
Type of:
apparition phantom phantasm
Derived:
spook haunt obsess
noun Sense 2
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
Type of:
soul psyche
Kinds of:
poltergeist revenant
verb Sense 3
write for someone else
"How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
Type of:
author
Derived:
ghostwriter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
writing authorship composition
verb Sense 4
move like a ghost
"The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
Type of:
writer author
Derived:
ghostwrite
noun Sense 6
a suggestion of some quality
"there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
"he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
Type of:
suggestion proposition proffer
verb Sense 7
haunt like a ghost; pursue
"Fear of illness haunts her"
Type of:
preoccupy
Derived:
shade spook wraith specter spectre
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

apparition phantom phantasm soul psyche poltergeist revenant author travel go move writer