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ghost

ghost - Dictionary definition and meaning for word ghost

Definition
(noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience
Synonyms : shade , specter , spectre , spook , wraith
Example Sentence
  • he looked like he had seen a ghost
  • it aroused specters from his past

Definition
(noun) a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
Synonyms : ghostwriter

Definition
(noun) the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
Definition
(noun) a suggestion of some quality
Synonyms : touch , trace
Example Sentence
  • there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
  • he detected a ghost of a smile on her face

Definition
(verb) move like a ghost
Example Sentence
  • The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard

Definition
(verb) haunt like a ghost; pursue
Synonyms : haunt , obsess
Example Sentence
  • Fear of illness haunts her

Definition
(verb) write for someone else
Synonyms : ghostwrite
Example Sentence
  • How many books have you ghostwritten so far?

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