ghost
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Synonyms: host, ghast, gost, glost, ghoast, khost, ghest, goost, vhost, ghosh, ghose
Antonyms: host, ghast, gost, glost, ghoast, khost, ghest, goost, vhost, ghosh, ghose
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Noun
- A [[disembodied]] [[soul]]; a soul or [[spirit]] of a [[deceased]] [[person]]; a spirit [[appear]]ing [[after]] [[death]].
- {{lb|en|Christianity|literary|chiefly|archaic}} A [[spirit]]; a human [[soul]].
- {{lb|en|by extension}} Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A false image, such as in a photographic print or negative, on a television screen, radar display, or telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen)<!--, or a defect in the receiver?-->.
- {{lb|en|cleaning|graffiti slang}} A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove [[graffiti]].
- {{lb|en|writing}} {{ellipsis of|en|ghostwriter}}.
- A [[nonexistent]] person invented to obtain some (typically [[fraudulent]]) [[benefit]].
- A [[dead]] person whose [[identity]] is stolen by another {{gl|see {{m|en|ghosting}}}}. {{rfv-sense|en}}
- {{lb|en|Internet}} An unresponsive user on [[IRC]], resulting from the user's [[client]] disconnecting without notifying the [[server]].
- {{lb|en|computing}} A [[copy]] of a [[file]] or [[record]].
- {{lb|en|theatre}} An [[understudy]]. {{rfv-sense|en}}
- {{lb|en|espionage}} A [[covert]] (and [[deniable]]) agent.
Adjective
- {{lb|en|AAVE|slang}} ''In the form'' '''be ghost''': not [[present#Adjective|present]] or [[involved#Adjective|involved]]; [[absent#Adjective|absent]], [[gone#Adjective|gone]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}}
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