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ghost
noun
verb
a mental representation of some haunting experience
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ɡəʊst
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noun
a mental representation of some haunting experience
“he looked like he had seen a ghost”
noun
a suggestion of some quality
“there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone”
noun
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
noun
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
verb
write for someone else
“How many books have you ghostwritten so far?”
verb
haunt like a ghost; pursue
“Fear of illness haunts her”
verb
move like a ghost
“The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard”
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Example Sentences
he looked like he had seen a ghost
it aroused specters from his past
there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
Fear of illness haunts her
The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
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