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ghost
  1. (dated) The spirit; the soul of man.
  2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
  3. Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
  4. A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
  5. An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
  6. A ghostwriter.
  7. (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
  8. (computing) An image of a file or hard disk.
  9. (theater) An understudy.
  10. (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
  11. The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
  12. (video game) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
  13. A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
  14. (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
  15. (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
  16. (attributive) Abandoned.
  17. (attributive) The remains of.
  18. (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
  19. (attributive) Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
  20. (attributive) Substitute.
  21. Synonyms:
      22. phantom, spirit, spectre, spook, wraith, apparition, phantasm, shade, soul, shadow, revenant, vision, manes, eidolon, visitant, bodach, bogey, bogie, duppy, fantasm, hallucination, hant, haunt, materialisation, materialization, poltergeist, presence, specter, sprite, atua, kehua, lemures, wairua, wight, appearance, banshee, doppelganger, Doppelgänger, haint, kelpie, manifestation, vampire, visitor, zombie, familiar spirit, ethereal being, incorporeal being, tooth fairy, demon, bogeyman … more
  22. Examples:
      23. “The residents of Springfield were flabbergasted by a ghost who declared that it was bringing peace to them.”
      “What I saw in Jimmy John's hot dog stand was the ghost of an America I used to know.”
      “We were haunted by the vengeful ghost of a seaman who was shipwrecked upon these shores.”
ghosting
  1. The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.
  2. (electronics, television) The effect that interference caused by a multipath reception problem has on a television screen.
  3. (computing) Ghost imaging.
  4. A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
  5. (computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
  6. (slang) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. [from 2014]
  7. Examples:
      8. “There was no ghosting, streaking, or any other distortion that I noticed during playback of the various formats.”
      “It causes additional stress and even physical ailments as we worry about what might happen if we encounter the person we are ghosting.”
      “The only digital interference can be spotted in the opening title sequence of the first film, with noticeable ghosting of the underlying images.”
ghostland
  1. A land inhabited by ghosts.
  2. A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.
ghostwriter
  1. A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. writer, author, composer, coauthor, cowriter, drafter, penman, scribe, novelist, scribbler, scrivener, essayist, playwright, wordsmith, dramatist, litterateur, screenwriter, scripter, poet, biographer, penpusher, man of letters, pen-pusher, woman of letters, hack, columnist, stringer, critic, potboiler, journalist, penny-a-liner, freelancer, stenographer, contributor, editor, reporter, correspondent, proser, creative writer, newspaper person, person of letters, great communicator, wordslinger, ghost writer, scriptwriter, lyricist, pen, penwoman, songwriter, librettist … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The ghostwriter wants to produce a good book and they have over-elaborated on things.”
      “Keeping in mind that people trust experts, you can have a ghostwriter write your web content and you present it under your name.”
      “To date, he has written 36 books, 18 under his own name and 18 as a ghostwriter.”
ghostlore
  1. The knowledge, or study of ghosts or spirits; the science of the supernatural; spiritism.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ghostology
  3. Examples:
      4. “When one person tells another of a frightening experience, he is passing on ghostlore.”
ghostking
  1. A king of ghosts or spirits; a ghostly or spiritual king; a king of one's own spirit or soul; a god; God.
ghoster
  1. (slang) A ghosthunter; a paranormal investigator.
  2. Examples:
      3. “The hardest part about being ghosted is the fact that you can't deal with the ghoster directly.”
      “The ghoster probably experiences a great deal of guilt about suddenly ignoring a person that they really liked at one point.”
      “I understand that, for the ghoster, it's easier to just do nothing.”
ghosthunting
  1. Investigations that aim to track down ghosts.
ghostbusting
  1. (informal) The activities of a ghostbuster; exorcism of ghosts.
ghostkind
  1. The whole body of ghosts or spirits; ghosts or spirits taken collectively.
ghostwriting
  1. Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
ghosthood
  1. The state or period of being a ghost.
ghosthunter
  1. A person who attempts to track down ghosts.
ghostling
  1. A small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
ghostbuster
  1. Someone who purports to rid a place of ghosts.
ghosty
  1. (childish) ghost (especially a non-frightening one)
ghostologist
  1. One who studies ghostology.
ghostliness
  1. The quality of being ghostly.
  2. Examples:
      3. “They are often populated by solitary horses which simultaneously transmit ghostliness and, conversely, surprising weighty presence.”
      “With all its luxuriance of color, with all its violence of light, this tropical day has its ghostliness and its ghosts.”
      “It struck me that this peculiar type of wire mask gave an indescribable tone of ghostliness to the whole exhibition.”
ghostess
  1. A female ghost.
ghosthunt
  1. The act of looking for ghosts.
ghostiness
  1. Quality of being ghosty.
ghostology
  1. Ghostlore.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ghostlore
ghostie
  1. (childish) ghost
ghostologists
  1. plural of ghostologist
ghostwriters
  1. plural of ghostwriter
  2. Synonyms:
      3. writers, authors, composers, coauthors, cowriters, drafters, penmen, dramatists, poets, penpushers, wordsmiths, men of letters, pen-pushers, playwrights, biographers, novelists, essayists, screenwriters, scripters, scriveners, women of letters, scribblers, scribes, stringers, penny-a-liners, hacks, potboilers, reporters, correspondents, journalists, prosers, freelancers, editors, stenographers, critics, columnists, contributors, subcreators, songwriters, lyricists, bookwrights, scriptwriters, ink slingers, sources, fabulators, penwomen, pens, librettists, artists, content creators … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Finally one of the US's finest ghostwriters is ready to blow and his career looks set to take on a life of it's own.”
      “Estimates suggest that almost half of all articles published in journals are by ghostwriters.”
      “As noted earlier, some presidents crafted their inaugural addresses, whereas others employed ghostwriters or speechwriters.”
ghostbusters
  1. plural of ghostbuster
  2. Examples:
      3. “One year on, she's focused on the job in hand and enjoying a new respect from her fellow ghostbusters.”
      “The newly-formed Swindon-based team of ghostbusters will be in attendance to record any unusual occurrences.”
      “Police ruled out pranksters or pyros, and a whole host of scientists and self-styled ghostbusters are currently researching the problem.”
ghosthunters
  1. plural of ghosthunter
ghostlinesses
  1. plural of ghostliness
ghostologies
  1. plural of ghostology
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ghostlore
ghostlings
  1. plural of ghostling
ghosthunts
  1. plural of ghosthunt
ghostkings
  1. plural of ghostking
ghostlands
  1. plural of ghostland
ghostings
  1. plural of ghosting
ghostesses
  1. plural of ghostess
ghosters
  1. plural of ghoster
ghosties
  1. plural of ghostie
ghosts
  1. plural of ghost
  2. Synonyms:
      3. phantoms, spirits, spectres, spooks, wraiths, apparitions, phantasms, shade, souls, shadows, revenants, vision, manes, eidola, visitants, bogeys, bogies, duppies, fantasms, hallucination, haunts, materializations, poltergeists, presence, specters, sprites, kehuas, lemures, wairuas, wights, appearance, banshees, doppelgangers, haints, kelpies, manifestation, vampires, visitors, zombies, familiar spirits, tooth fairies, trace, suggestion, hints, glimmers, semblance, suspicions, dashes, echoes … more
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