ghost1 nounghost2 verb
ghostghost1 /ɡəʊst $ ɡoʊst/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINghost1
Origin:
Old English gastEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Do you believe in ghosts?
- Do you know any good ghost stories?
- Hindus believe that ghosts are scared of fire.
- The ghost can be heard going up and down the stairs in the middle of the night, Ackley said.
- The ghost of Stalinism still affects life in Russia today.
- The church is haunted by the ghost of a young man who was killed there on his wedding day.
- They say the captain's ghost still haunts the waterfront.
- Do you think she saw a ghost?
- More a ghost than a man at that point, standing there in what looked like a gray sack, shivering.
- The San Joaquin is but a ghost.
- The stars showed the way, but faintly, like lamps along a road for ghosts.
- Though he wasn't a ghost she was still too scared to touch that small, shaky hand.
- We lucky this ghost is a baby.
THESAURUS
the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: · His ghost is believed to haunt the house.
a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost: · evil spirits· the spirit world
an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time: · He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church.
a ghost that people cannot see, which throws things or moves things around: · The house was haunted by a poltergeist that makes things move around all by themselves, sometimes quite big things like beds or wardrobes.
informal a ghost: · I’m not scared of spooks.
literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person: · They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water.
British English, specter American English literary a ghost, especially a frightening one: · She had looked like a spectre.· The following night, the spectre appeared again.
Longman Language Activatora ghost the spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see or hear: · 'The ghost can be heard going up and down the stairs in the middle of the night,' Ackley said. · Do you believe in ghosts?· Hindus believe that ghosts are scared of fire.ghost of somebody: · The church is haunted by the ghost of a young man who was killed there on his wedding day.ghost story: · Do you know any good ghost stories?
looking like a ghost, or making you think of ghosts: · A ghostly figure hovered at the top of the stairs.· In the last scene of the play, a ghostly female figure shimmers into the room, her arms laden with books.· She felt the touch of a ghostly hand on her shoulder.
the part of a person that, according to some people's beliefs, continues to live after they have died: spirit of somebody: · In Japan people believe that the spirits of the dead return to visit the earth every summer during the Obon festival.evil spirits (=spirits that want to harm people): · My grandparents used to wear charms to protect themselves against evil spirits.
a type of ghost you cannot see, that moves furniture and throws things around: · Clark says the poltergeist scatters pots and pans over the kitchen floor, opens locked doors and frightens the family dog.
a frightening and unclear image of a dead person - used especially in literature: · Suddenly a phantom appeared out of the mist, terrifying the hikers.
an image of a dead person that you see suddenly and only for a short time: · The women said they saw an apparition in the church, next to the altar.· The apparition ran silently across the lobby and disappeared through a window.
British /specter American a ghost, especially a frightening one - used especially in literature: · They say that the spectres of the murdered children walk through the grounds at night.· The spectre is reputed to be that of Frances Culpepper, daughter of Lord John Freschville.
the world of ghosts, spirits etc and things that cannot be explained by science: · Many of the people here continue to believe in the supernatural.· stories about the supernatural
ghosts and other strange frightening things in general - used humorously: · She's always been a bit scared of things that go bump in the night.
when there are ghosts in a place a place that is haunted has ghosts in it: · The locals say the villas are haunted.haunted house: · Both John and his wife Susy are convinced the house is haunted.· Billed as "America's most haunted house", the Myrtles Plantation is supposedly inhabited by 14 ghosts.
if a ghost haunts a place, it appears there often: · The ghost of the murdered prince still haunts the castle.be haunted by: · Legends say the building is haunted by ghosts.
informal a place that is spooky feels strange and makes you feel that there are ghosts there: · Let's get out of here, this place is really spooky!· a spooky castle· He lived in kind of a spooky place at the end of a long dirt road.
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
They say the young girl’s ghost still haunts (=often appears in) the house. He looked as if he’d seen a ghost (=he looked very frightened). They don’t stand a ghost of a chance of winning.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
They say the young girl’s ghost still haunts (=often appears in) the house. He looked as if he’d seen a ghost (=he looked very frightened). They don’t stand a ghost of a chance of winning. (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) The team’s a shadow of its former self.
The team’s a shadow of its former self.· They sat round the fire telling ghost stories.· She likes reading horror stories.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· An old ghost mouthing curses behind a cloudy, nylon veil.· Exploring old mines and ghost towns.· The change sheds a bit of light on an old ghost story.· Turning back he felt strangely observed by old ghosts.
NOUN· It's a bit like telling ghost stories.· The change sheds a bit of light on an old ghost story.· They spent their long winters under a deep blanket of snow, singing and creating ghost stories.· Huck asks for a ghost story, so Jim tells a story about a scary evening he spent with medical school cadavers.· We were talking about death and exchanging gruesome ghost stories.· Myths and ghost stories abound on any normal day.· There are loads of familiar ghost stories.· The ghost story may be in for revision too.
· In a ghost town, silent and deserted as the Marie Celeste, I gave myself a history lesson.· The area resembles a series of ghost towns.· We think it's going to make Darlington a ghost town.· Exploring old mines and ghost towns.· I stayed in the one house left standing, a guest house in a ghost town of cracked jambs and gaping doorways.· Benguela, in the south, is one of Kapuscinski's ghost towns.
· The latter is the branch line on which the mysterious ghost train was heard.· On the subject of the ghost train, the shepherd was not prepared to make any comment.
· Mr Pincher, though, is only the ghost writer and it's Dido who's grabbing the headlines.
VERB· Already by early March, Verdun had become a ghost town.· Sumner became a ghost town; his parish failed.· They say people who die sudden, violent deaths are most likely to become ghosts and haunt the earth.· The mine was worked on and off again until 1955, and then Mowry became a ghost town.
· I had never believed in ghosts but what I had seen was unaccountable.· They would never believe his ghost story in the morning.· Or if you believe in ghosts or whatever.· You can still believe in ghosts and be an atheist.· I never believed in ghosts, but it is unsettling to be back.
· Within me I feel dreadful ghosts and crimes locked within my bones, knotted into my very entrails.· I go about vacantly smiling upon people and feeling like a ghost....· He felt the ghost of his earlier life round him.
· This is the gentler way: convince the mind the body's dead and it gives up the ghost.· He would ordinarily blow out the candle and give up the ghost.· The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost.· Doctors said that while his heart was fine, his vascular system had given up the ghost.· Mrs Bean gave a mocking ghost of a laugh.· What light struggled through the unwashed front window soon gave up the ghost in the air that seemed almost palpably grey.· They squirmed, shrivelled and after a brief struggle, gave up the ghost.· With one last defiant surge of power the jeep finally gave up the ghost.
· Thirty years later London's traffic planners were to be haunted by the ghosts of these proposals.· But mostly what we get is a kind of arcane attraction, haunted by only a ghost of emotion.· Mr Serrano is not the only person haunted by the ghosts of children.· Supposed to be haunted by ghosts.
· I came to London to lay ghosts, not to conjure them up.· I went there to lay a ghost.· They haven't managed to lay that particular ghost.· She was going to cope, to face this, to brave it out and lay a certain ghost.· Max So-you've laid the ghost.
· In the gloom he must have looked like a ghost.· It looked like a ghost town; it was beautiful.· Why, you look like a ghost.· You look like a ghost, Mr Glover.· At night, lit from within, she looked like a stricken ghost, fleeing the city of glittering towers.· If you think I look like a ghost, you better go over there and see a real one.· The greenish hue added to the mystery, making Titron look like a ghost ship.
· Rhoda took to table-tapping and seances and reported seeing the ghost of Wendy hovering over her bed at night.· He held them off with his sharp weapon until he saw the ghost of Teiresias.· Do you think she saw a ghost?· Coody says he has not seen the ghost, but he has been interviewing people who have.· Yes, she could see that they were ghosts.· They are ashen-faced, as if they've just seen a ghost.· I got the impression that he was frightened, as if he had seen a ghost.· Once again, she grasps control of the situation, when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost.
· At the age of 73, he sounded like a ghost from the past rather than a go-getter for the future.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the ghost of a smile/sound etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a shadow/ghost of your former self
1spirit the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a placeghost of- My old car's finally given up the ghost.
- Doctors said that while his heart was fine, his vascular system had given up the ghost.
- Finally the engine gave up the ghost completely and nothing could persuade it to start again.
- He would ordinarily blow out the candle and give up the ghost.
- The spores do germinate, go through a few perfunctory cell divisions, then give up the ghost.
- They squirmed, shrivelled and after a brief struggle, gave up the ghost.
- This is the gentler way: convince the mind the body's dead and it gives up the ghost.
- What light struggled through the unwashed front window soon gave up the ghost in the air that seemed almost palpably grey.
- With one last defiant surge of power the jeep finally gave up the ghost.
- Is there a ghost of a chance that any of these stories are true?
- Max So-you've laid the ghost.
the ghost of Old Tom Morris They say the young girl’s ghost still haunts (=often appears in) the house. He looked as if he’d seen a ghost (=he looked very frightened). → Holy Ghost2memory/effect the memory or effect of someone or something bad that lived, existed, or happened in the pastghost of The ghost of Stalinism still affects life in Russia today.3the ghost of a smile/sound etc a smile etc that is so slight you are not sure it happened: The ghost of a smile flitted across her sad features.4television/computer a second image that is not clear on a television or computer screen5give up the ghost a)if a machine gives up the ghost, it does not work anymore and cannot be repaired – used humorously: Unfortunately, my car’s just given up the ghost. b)to die6(not) a ghost of a chance not even a slight chance of doing something, or of something happening: They don’t stand a ghost of a chance of winning.THESAURUSghost the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: · His ghost is believed to haunt the house.spirit a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost: · evil spirits· the spirit worldapparition an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time: · He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church.poltergeist a ghost that people cannot see, which throws things or moves things around: · The house was haunted by a poltergeist that makes things move around all by themselves, sometimes quite big things like beds or wardrobes.spook informal a ghost: · I’m not scared of spooks.phantom literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person: · They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water.spectre British English, specter American English literary a ghost, especially a frightening one: · She had looked like a spectre.· The following night, the spectre appeared again.ghost1 nounghost2 verb
ghostghost2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
ghost
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ghost |
| he, she, it | ghosts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ghosted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ghosted |
| he, she, it | has ghosted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ghosted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ghost |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ghosted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am ghosting |
| he, she, it | is ghosting | |
| you, we, they | are ghosting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was ghosting |
| you, we, they | were ghosting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ghosting |
| he, she, it | has been ghosting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ghosting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ghosting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ghosting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The former reporter ghosted Reagan's autobiography.
- Moving soundlessly on his thick rubber soles, he ghosted swiftly down to the lowest platform.
WORD SETS
abstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) The team’s a shadow of its former self.
The team’s a shadow of its former self.· They sat round the fire telling ghost stories.· She likes reading horror stories.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a shadow/ghost of your former self
to write something as a ghost writer- Max So-you've laid the ghost.