ghost

ghost
I UK [ɡəʊst] / US [ɡoʊst] noun [countable]
Word forms "ghost":
singular ghost plural ghosts
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the spirit of a dead person that someone sees or hears

Do you believe in ghosts?

the ghost of someone:

The ghost of a murdered woman is said to walk in the castle at night.

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a/the ghost of something — a slight sign or possibility of something

the ghost of a smile

a ghost of a chance


II UK [ɡəʊst] / US [ɡoʊst] verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "ghost":
present tense I/you/we/they ghost he/she/it ghosts present participle ghosting past tense ghosted past participle ghosted
ghost or ghostwrite to write something for someone else whose name will appear on it as the writer

English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Ghost — (g[=o]st), n. [OE. gast, gost, soul, spirit, AS. g[=a]st breath, spirit, soul; akin to OS. g[=e]st spirit, soul, D. geest, G. geist, and prob. to E. gaze, ghastly.] [1913 Webster] 1. The spirit; the soul of man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Then gives… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ghost — (englisch: Geist) steht für ein Softwareprodukt zum Erstellen von Speicherabbildern von Datenträgern, siehe Ghost (Software) ein Softwareprodukt zur Datensicherung, G4L (Ghost für Linux) eine Luxuslimousine von Rolls Royce Motor Cars, Rolls Royce …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ghost — O.E. gast soul, spirit, life, breath; good or bad spirit, angel, demon, from P.Gmc. *ghoizdoz (Cf. O.S. gest, O.Fris. jest, M.Du. gheest, Du. geest, Ger. Geist spirit, ghost ), from PIE root *gheis to be excited, amazed, frightened (Cf. Skt.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ghost — ghost; ghost·dom; ghost·ess; ghost·i·ly; ghost·li·ness; ghost·ol·o·gy; ghost·ship; ghost·ing; ghost·ly; …   English syllables

  • Ghost (BD) — Ghost (bande dessinée) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Ghost dans le monde de la bande dessinée peut faire référence à : Ghost, une super héroïne apparaissant dans sa propre série,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ghost — Título Ghost, la sombra del amor (México, Chile, Colombia, Perú y Argentina) Ghost, más allá del amor (España) Ficha técnica Dirección Jerry Zucker …   Wikipedia Español

  • ghost — ► NOUN 1) an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear to the living. 2) a faint trace: the ghost of a smile. 3) a faint secondary image produced by a fault in an optical system or on a cathode ray screen. ► VERB ▪ act as ghost… …   English terms dictionary

  • ghost´i|ly — ghost|y «GOHS tee», adjective, ghost|i|er, ghost|i|est. of or like a ghost; ghostly. –ghost´i|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ghost|y — «GOHS tee», adjective, ghost|i|er, ghost|i|est. of or like a ghost; ghostly. –ghost´i|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ghost — [gōst] n. [altered (prob. after Fl gheest) < ME goste < OE gast, soul, spirit, demon, akin to Ger geist < IE base * gheizd , to be excited, frightened > Sans hēḋ , to be angry] 1. the spirit or soul: now only in give up the ghost (to… …   English World dictionary

  • ghost|ly — «GOHST lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. like a ghost; pale, dim, and shadowy: »A ghostly form walked across the stage. SYNONYM(S): spectral …   Useful english dictionary

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