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Uncommonghost
The correct spelling is ghost.
How to pronounce ghost
/ɡəʊst/
nounIPA: /ɡəʊst/
Say it like: Gho-st
The correct spelling is ghost. The spirit; the soul of man. For example: "Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt."
Usage Examples
“Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.”
“not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea”
“ghost slug; ghostberry; ghostflower; ghost crab; ghost bat”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
verb
- 1.To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
- 2.To die; to expire.
- 3.To ghostwrite.
- 4.To sail seemingly without wind.
- 5.To copy a file or hard drive image.
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