OTHER WORDS FOR ghost
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Idioms about ghost
- to die.
- to cease to function or exist.
give up the ghost,
Origin of ghost
First recorded before 900; Middle English goost (noun), Old English gāst; cognate with German Geist spirit
synonym study for ghost
1. Ghost, specter, spirit all refer to the disembodied soul of a person. A ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, which appears or otherwise makes its presence known to the living: the ghost of a drowned child. A specter is a ghost or apparition of more or less weird, unearthly, or terrifying aspect: a frightening specter. Spirit is often interchangeable with ghost but may mean a supernatural being, usually with an indication of good or malign intent toward human beings: the spirit of a friend; an evil spirit.
OTHER WORDS FROM ghost
ghost·i·ly, adverbghost·like, adjectivede·ghost, verb (used with object)un·ghost·like, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use ghost in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for ghost
ghost
/ (ɡəʊst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of ghost
ghostlike, adjectiveWord Origin for ghost
Old English gāst; related to Old Frisian jēst, Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit hēda fury, anger
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