Ghost
noun
The spirit of a dead person, usually seen as a pale, almost transparent image.
People believe that the old castle is haunted by ghosts.
Often appears as...
- ghost story
- ghost town
verb
To suddenly stop all communication, especially online.
I thought we were friends, but then she ghosted me.
Usage tips
Informal
Modern
verb
To write something, such as a book, for someone else to use as their own.
The famous athlete's autobiography was ghosted.
Often appears as...
- ghost writer
- ghost writing
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A faint trace or memory.
The ghost of a smile played at her lips as she remembered the old days.
Often appears as...
- ghost of a chance
- ghost of a smile
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Literary
noun
A false indication produced by an electronic device.
The technician detected a ghost on the radar screen.
Often appears as...
- ghost image
- ghost signal
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The spirit of a dead person, usually seen as a pale, almost transparent image.
People believe that the old castle is haunted by ghosts.
Often appears as...
- ghost story
- ghost town
verb
To suddenly stop all communication, especially online.
I thought we were friends, but then she ghosted me.
Usage tips
Informal
Modern
verb
To write something, such as a book, for someone else to use as their own.
The famous athlete's autobiography was ghosted.
Often appears as...
- ghost writer
- ghost writing
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A faint trace or memory.
The ghost of a smile played at her lips as she remembered the old days.
Often appears as...
- ghost of a chance
- ghost of a smile
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A false indication produced by an electronic device.
The technician detected a ghost on the radar screen.
Often appears as...
- ghost image
- ghost signal
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Ghosts are common in folklore. Knowing cultural references helps understand usage and emotions involved.
Ghost tales often intensify around Halloween.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Ghosts are often depicted transparent or white, which can evoke feelings of fear or mystery.
Ghosts drifted through the film's haunted mansion.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
The term ghost can be used metaphorically for someone who isn't literally dead but is absent or unnoticed.
He became a ghost in his own home, ignored by all.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Ghosts are common in folklore. Knowing cultural references helps understand usage and emotions involved.
Ghost tales often intensify around Halloween.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Ghosts are often depicted transparent or white, which can evoke feelings of fear or mystery.
Ghosts drifted through the film's haunted mansion.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
The term ghost can be used metaphorically for someone who isn't literally dead but is absent or unnoticed.
He became a ghost in his own home, ignored by all.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Significance
Ghosts are common in folklore. Knowing cultural references helps understand usage and emotions involved.
Ghost tales often intensify around Halloween.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
Ghosts are often depicted transparent or white, which can evoke feelings of fear or mystery.
Ghosts drifted through the film's haunted mansion.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
The term ghost can be used metaphorically for someone who isn't literally dead but is absent or unnoticed.
He became a ghost in his own home, ignored by all.
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It got to the point where it started to change the character of the city. You could go to any housing project, for example, like the one that was down the street from my church, and you would walk in, and it would be like a ghost town, because the parents wouldn't allow their kids to come out and play,
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Why neutrinos matter -...
Trillions of them are flying through you right this second, but you can't feel them. These ghost particles are called neutrinos and if we can catch them, they can tell us about the furthest reaches and most extreme environments of the universe. Neutrinos are elementary particles,
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
being the phantom of the mountains and i learned how camera traps and skilled wildlife rangers have become the eyes and ears of snow leopard conservation it's like a ghost of the mountains i think it's the phantom who's there but you never see it
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve yeah to plant more camera traps and pinning all our hopes on spotting a snow leopard it's like a ghost of the mountains
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Inside the new Old World...
bizarre creatures it really does feel like an ecosystem from the depths of space and yet all of these creatures lived on this very planet they're fossils ghosts from deep time remind us that these animals were real there's
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Finding Little Owls in...
So adorable. And he's going back in. Who would have thought in an abandoned coal mine, we would have an animal like that. It's clear that the buildings of this industrial ghost town have become a safe space for wildlife.
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For the Love of Jaguars...
you-- animals can see ghosts, you go and take tears from an animal, rub your finger in an animal's eyes and then rub it on your eyes, it's one of the most unhealthy practices in the world and you can see, see ghosts.
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Discovering Wildlife in...
You just trod on a stick that scared the life out of me. I thought that was a ghost. It's just the headless angel that's fine, totally fine. It's a headless angel in a graveyard. That's exactly what I want to see.
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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A Collection Of Autumn...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
It got to the point where it started to change the character of the city. You could go to any housing project, for example, like the one that was down the street from my church, and you would walk in, and it would be like a ghost town, because the parents wouldn't allow their kids to come out and play,
Video examples
Why neutrinos matter -...
Trillions of them are flying through you right this second, but you can't feel them. These ghost particles are called neutrinos and if we can catch them, they can tell us about the furthest reaches and most extreme environments of the universe. Neutrinos are elementary particles,
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
being the phantom of the mountains and i learned how camera traps and skilled wildlife rangers have become the eyes and ears of snow leopard conservation it's like a ghost of the mountains i think it's the phantom who's there but you never see it
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve yeah to plant more camera traps and pinning all our hopes on spotting a snow leopard it's like a ghost of the mountains
Video examples
Inside the new Old World...
bizarre creatures it really does feel like an ecosystem from the depths of space and yet all of these creatures lived on this very planet they're fossils ghosts from deep time remind us that these animals were real there's
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
So adorable. And he's going back in. Who would have thought in an abandoned coal mine, we would have an animal like that. It's clear that the buildings of this industrial ghost town have become a safe space for wildlife.
Video examples
For the Love of Jaguars...
you-- animals can see ghosts, you go and take tears from an animal, rub your finger in an animal's eyes and then rub it on your eyes, it's one of the most unhealthy practices in the world and you can see, see ghosts.
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
You just trod on a stick that scared the life out of me. I thought that was a ghost. It's just the headless angel that's fine, totally fine. It's a headless angel in a graveyard. That's exactly what I want to see.
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
Video examples
A Collection Of Autumn...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world
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Quote examples
Kenneth Lonergan
American Playwright
Very often what will happen between actors is that they'll develop kind of a ghost relationship in real life that reflects their relationship on screen or in the play that they're doing. In fact, I'd say that happens almost every time. I don't know why that happens, but it seems very common.
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Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
One of my favorite things to do, when the ghost light is on and it's just an empty stage - I'll let my shadow spread right across the theater, and I just say to myself, 'For the next few hours, these folks are my responsibility. I get to share in something that is unique.' It's like church.
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Paddy Considine
English Actor
I'm trying to make sense of lot of things with 'Tyrannosaur.' I'm trying to make sense of people who've left now. They're not here, they can't answer for themselves any more, they're gone. And I'm trying to make peace with those ghosts.
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John Cusack
American Actor
I always liked it when people go back in time to discover things about themselves, like with 'A Christmas Carol' and you're getting a tour of your life by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
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Zach Braff
American Actor
When we shoot 'Scrubs' I spend every waking hour of my life in an abandoned and haunted hospital. All I can date there are ghosts and they tend to be horrible snugglers.
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Zak Bagans
American Author
I love a good ghost story, and I love to just get in there and really just find the truth behind these stories.
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Peter Lorre
It's sort of sad, but the public is no longer afraid of ghosts. They laugh at them instead.
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John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
Our feet are planted in the real world, but we dance with angels and ghosts.
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Poe Ballantine
American Writer
All my life, I never realized you could have a conversation with a ghost.
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John Philpot Curran
Irish Public Servant
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
Quote examples
Kenneth Lonergan
American Playwright
Very often what will happen between actors is that they'll develop kind of a ghost relationship in real life that reflects their relationship on screen or in the play that they're doing. In fact, I'd say that happens almost every time. I don't know why that happens, but it seems very common.
Quote examples
Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
One of my favorite things to do, when the ghost light is on and it's just an empty stage - I'll let my shadow spread right across the theater, and I just say to myself, 'For the next few hours, these folks are my responsibility. I get to share in something that is unique.' It's like church.
Quote examples
Paddy Considine
English Actor
I'm trying to make sense of lot of things with 'Tyrannosaur.' I'm trying to make sense of people who've left now. They're not here, they can't answer for themselves any more, they're gone. And I'm trying to make peace with those ghosts.
Quote examples
John Cusack
American Actor
I always liked it when people go back in time to discover things about themselves, like with 'A Christmas Carol' and you're getting a tour of your life by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
Quote examples
Zach Braff
American Actor
When we shoot 'Scrubs' I spend every waking hour of my life in an abandoned and haunted hospital. All I can date there are ghosts and they tend to be horrible snugglers.
Quote examples
Zak Bagans
American Author
I love a good ghost story, and I love to just get in there and really just find the truth behind these stories.
Quote examples
Peter Lorre
It's sort of sad, but the public is no longer afraid of ghosts. They laugh at them instead.
Quote examples
John Cameron Mitchell
American Actor
Our feet are planted in the real world, but we dance with angels and ghosts.
Quote examples
Poe Ballantine
American Writer
All my life, I never realized you could have a conversation with a ghost.
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John Philpot Curran
Irish Public Servant
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.
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