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How to pronounce ghost in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms haunt, obsess
Type of preoccupy
Type Words
Synonyms ghostwrite
Type of author


How many books have you ghostwritten so far?.
Type Words
Synonyms touch, trace
Type of suggestion, proffer, proposition


he detected a ghost of a smile on her face.
Type Words
Synonyms shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraith
Type of shadow, apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom


he looked like he had seen a ghost.
Type Words
Synonyms ghostwriter
Type of author, writer
Type Words
Type of travel, go, locomote, move


The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard.
Type Words
Type of psyche, soul
Has types poltergeist, revenant
Derivation ghostly

Examples of ghost

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I came to Scotland in search of the Loch Ness Monster and found a ghost instead.
From the latimes.com
Houston, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and many other once-bustling cities are ghost towns.
From the newscientist.com
Once there, you'll need to click on the ghost to purchase tickets for your ride.
From the dailyherald.com
Yesterday I spent the whole night devouring an extremely compelling ghost story.
From the bbc.co.uk
At some point, it crossed my mind that perhaps our son was talking with a ghost.
From the omaha.com
The ghost pirates then dumped all those black tea cargo into the Atlantic Ocean.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
A single ghost, who covers past, present and future acts as his misguided guide.
From the timesunion.com
The village is already becoming a ghost town, with some neighbors leaving early.
From the theatlantic.com
Ralston allegedly haunts the premises, but he is not an equal opportunity ghost.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • A mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
  • Move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
  • Ghostwriter: a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
  • Haunt: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
  • The visible disembodied soul of a dead person
  • Write for someone else; "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
  • In folklore, fiction, philosophy, and popular culture, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, taken to be capable of appearing in visible form or otherwise manifesting itself to the living. ...
  • Ghost is an experimental rock group formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1984.
  • GHOST was a visual kei rock band from Japan. They started activity in 2004, and changed lineup several times. Their sound is often described as melodic, but they also have elements of hard rock and gothic rock. They disbanded in 2007 after the departure of guitarist Hisui.