Ghost

  • 21ghost — [n] spirit of the dead apparition, appearance, banshee, daemon, demon, devil, eidolon, ethereal being, haunt, incorporeal being, kelpie, manes, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, revenant, shade, shadow, soul, specter, spook, vampire, vision,… …

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  • 22Ghost — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Ghost », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Ghost, mot anglais qui veut dire fantôme, peut… …

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  • 23Ghost — A ghost is said to be the apparition of a deceased person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and usually encountered in places she or he frequented, the place of his or her death, or in association with the person s former… …

    Wikipedia

  • 24ghost — ghost1 [gəust US goust] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(spirit)¦ 2¦(memory/effect)¦ 3 the ghost of a smile/sound etc 4¦(television/computer)¦ 5 give up the ghost 6 (not) a ghost of a chance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gast] 1.) ¦(SPIRIT)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25ghost — ghostily, adv. ghostlike, adj. /gohst/, n. 1. the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons. 2. a mere shadow or semblance; a trace: He s a… …

    Universalium

  • 26ghost — [[t]go͟ʊst[/t]] ghosts, ghosting, ghosted 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see or feel. ...the ghost of Marie Antoinette... The village is haunted by the ghosts of the dead children. 2)… …

    English dictionary

  • 27ghost — 1 noun (C) 1 the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: The ghosts of past landlords are said to haunt this pub. | ghost story: We used to scare each other by telling ghost stories at night. see also: Holy …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28ghost — I UK [ɡəʊst] / US [ɡoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms ghost : singular ghost plural ghosts ** 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… …

    English dictionary

  • 29ghost — ghost1 [ goust ] noun count ** 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 dairymaid is said to walk the farmyard at night. a/the ghost of something a slight sign …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30ghost — noun VERB + GHOST ▪ see ▪ You look as if you ve seen a ghost! ▪ believe in ▪ I don t believe in ghosts. ▪ conjure, invoke …

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