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haunt
- pronunciation:
- hawnt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
haunted, haunting, haunts |
| definition 1: |
to inhabit or frequent as a ghost.
It is said that ghosts have haunted the castle since the fifteenth century.- similar words:
- ghost
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| definition 2: |
to come persistently and painfully to the mind or memory of.
The tragic scene still haunts her.If you kill me, my ghost will haunt you forever.- similar words:
- obsess
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| definition 3: |
to go to (a place) frequently.
As teenagers, we haunted the mall every weekend.- similar words:
- frequent
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| related words: |
possess, resort, visit, walk |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(usu. pl.) a place one frequents.
This cafe is one of the favorite haunts of writers and artists.He avoided his old haunts and sought company elsewhere. |
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