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English Idioms :: ghost
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ghoust - See: GIVE UP THE GHOST. |
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Traditional English :: ghost
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ghoust - n. & v. --n. 1 the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit.
2 a shadow or mere semblance (not a ghost of a chance).
3 an emaciated or pale person.
4 a secondary or duplicated image produced by defective television reception or by a telescope.
5 archaic a spirit or soul. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by for) act as ghost-writer.
2 tr. act as ghost-writer of (a work). ghost town a deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants. ghost-write v.tr. & intr. act as ghost-writer (of). ghost-writer a person who writes on behalf of the credited author of a work. ghostlike adj. [OE gast f. WG: gh- occurs first in Caxton, prob. infl. by Flem. gheest] |
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Related Words
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ghost
surf
abyss
shell
stand
alone
complex
anatomy
calico
town
cam
star
craft
nancy
drew
dog
moon
lake
walk
through
face
fighter
flame
norton
california
movie
image
sound
recon
island
thunder
story
cheat
x
box
picture
symantec
three
man
baby
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Most Often Usage
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ghost surf
ghost of the abyss
ghost in the shell stand alone complex
anatomy of a ghost
calico ghost town
ghost cam
star craft ghost
nancy drew ghost dog of moon lake walk through
ghost face
ghost fighter
ghost flame
norton ghost
california ghost town
ghost movie
ghost image
sound of ghost
ghost recon island thunder
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