nnoun.cognitiona mental representation of some haunting experienceSynset:shade specter spectre spook wraith
Examples:- he looked like he had seen a ghost
- it aroused specters from his past
Derivationally Related Form:ghostspook
Hypernyms:apparition fantasm phantasm phantasma phantom shadow
Inherited Hypernyms:ghostapparitionillusionappearancerepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.persona writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone elseSynset:ghostwriter
Derivationally Related Form:ghostwriteghost
Hypernyms:author writer
Inherited Hypernyms:ghostwriterwritercommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:ghostwriterwritercommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personthe visible disembodied soul of a dead personDerivationally Related Form:ghostghostly
Hypernyms:psyche soul
Inherited Hypernyms:ghostsoulspiritvital principlecausal agentphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:poltergeistrevenant
Full Hyponyms:poltergeistrevenant
nnoun.communicationa suggestion of some qualitySynset:touch trace
Examples:- there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
- he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
Hypernyms:proffer proposition suggestion
Inherited Hypernyms:touchsuggestionproposalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.motionmove like a ghostExamples:- The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
Derivationally Related Form:ghost
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:ghosttravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.emotionhaunt like a ghost; pursueSynset:haunt obsess
Examples:- Fear of illness haunts her
Derivationally Related Form:ghostobsession
Hypernyms:preoccupy
Inherited Hypernyms:hauntpreoccupycontrol
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: haunt) | The good news will --- her (apply to: haunt, ghost, obsess)
vverb.creationwrite for someone elseTopic:authorshipcompositionpenningwriting
Synset:ghostwrite
Examples:- How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
Derivationally Related Form:ghostghostwriter
Hypernyms:author
Inherited Hypernyms:ghostauthorwritecreate verballymake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: ghostwrite, ghost)