👻ghost

noun
/ɡoʊst/

Meaning

the spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to the living
an apparition of a dead person believed to be able to become visible to the living; a spirit

Example Sentences

She felt as if a ghost was watching her in the dark hallway.

The old mansion was rumored to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner.

Example Expressions

give up the ghost

Synonyms

spirit, phantom, specter, apparition, soul
Entry 1
spirit, phantom, specter, apparition, soul
Entry 2
spirit, phantom, specter, apparition

Antonyms

body, reality, living being, physical form, substance
Entry 1
body, reality
Entry 2
living being, physical form, reality, substance

Collocations

ghost story, ghost house, ghost town, ghost sighting, haunted by ghost
Entry 1
ghost story, ghost house, ghost town, ghost sighting
Entry 2
ghost story, ghost town, haunted by ghost

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