Ghost

Meaning

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

the spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to the living

Example Sentences

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

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

Example Expressions

give up the ghost

Synonyms

spirit, phantom, specter, apparition, soul

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spirit, phantom, specter, apparition

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spirit, phantom, specter, apparition, soul

Antonyms

living being, physical form, reality, substance, body

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living being, physical form, reality, substance

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body, reality

Collocations

ghost story, ghost town, haunted by ghost, ghost house, ghost sighting

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ghost story, ghost town, haunted by ghost

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ghost story, ghost house, ghost town, ghost sighting