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ghost
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- pronunciation:
- gost
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the spirit of a person who has died, especially one that is believed to haunt a place or living people.
The ghost he thought he saw turned out to be a curtain blowing in the breeze.
- synonyms:
- phantom, spirit, spook
- similar words:
- soul
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| definition 2: |
a slight possibility or tiny amount.
He has only a ghost of a chance of winning the lottery.- synonyms:
- shadow, suggestion, trace
- similar words:
- hint, possibility
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| derivation: |
ghostlike (adj.) |
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