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Meaning
Noun
●
The
spirit
; the human soul.
●
In Religion:
The
disembodied
soul
; the
soul
or
spirit
of a
deceased
person; a
spirit
appearing
after death.
●
Any
faint
shadowy
semblance
; an
unsubstantial
image.
●
A
false
image
formed
in a
telescope
,
camera
, or other
optical
device
by
reflection
from the
surfaces
of one or more lenses.
●
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.
●
A ghostwriter.
●
A
nonexistent
person
invented
to
obtain
some (typically
fraudulent
) benefit.
●
A
dead
person whose
identity
is
stolen
by another. See ghosting.
●
In Internet:
An
unresponsive
user
on IRC,
resulting
from the
user
's
client
disconnecting
without
notifying
the server.
●
In Computing:
An
image
of a
file
or
hard
disk.
●
In Theater:
An understudy.
●
In Espionage:
A
covert
(and
deniable
) agent.
●
The
faint
image
that
remains
after an
attempt
to
remove
graffiti.
●
In Video games:
An
opponent
in a
racing
game
that
follows
a
previously
recorded
route
,
allowing
players
to
compete
against
previous
best times.
●
Someone whose
identity
cannot be
established
because there are no
records
of him/her.
●
In Quantum mechanics:
An
unphysical
state in a
gauge
theory.
●
In Computing & Linguistics:
A formerly
nonexistent
character
that was
at some point
mistakenly
encoded
into a
character set
standard
, which might have since become used
opportunistically
for some
genuine
purpose.
●
Clipping of
ghost
pepper.
●
A
game
in which
players
take turns
to
add
a
letter
to a possible
word
,
trying
not to
complete
a
word
.
●
White or pale.
●
Transparent or translucent.
●
Abandoned.
●
Remnant; the
remains
of a(n).
●
Perceived or
listed
but not real.
●
Of
cryptid
,
supernatural
or
extraterrestrial
nature.
●
Substitute.
Verb
●
To
haunt
; to
appear
to in the form of an apparition.
●
To
die
; to expire.
●
To
imbue
with a ghost-like
hue
or effect.
●
To ghostwrite.
●
In Nautical:
To
sail
seemingly
without wind.
●
In Computing:
To
copy
a
file
or
hard drive
image.
●
In Graphical user interface:
To
gray out
(a
visual
item
) to
indicate
that it is unavailable.
●
In Internet & Religion:
To
forcibly
disconnect
an IRC
user
who is using
one's
reserved
nickname.
●
To
appear
or
move
without
warning
,
quickly
and
quietly
; to slip.
●
In Religion:
To
transfer
(a
prisoner
) to another
prison
without the
prior knowledge
of other inmates.
●
To kill.
●
In Social media & Religion:
To
perform
an
act
of
ghosting
: to
break up
with someone without
warning
or
explanation
; to
ignore
someone, especially on social media.
●
In Film:
To provide the
speaking
or
singing voice
for another
actor
, who is lip-syncing.
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Origin
ghost
English
gost
Middle English (1100-1500)
gast
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Essence
Soul
Spirit
Ghost
Apparition
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Haint
Phantom
Revenant
Specter
Spook
Wraith
Barghest
Duppy
Eidolon
Empuse
Haunt
Jumbie
Poltergeist
Shade
Spectre
Sprite
Visitant
Glimmer
Glimmering
Glimpse
Hint
Inkling
Spark
Suggestion
Echo
Backup
Spy
Shadow
Ghoast
Gost
Substitute
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