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ghost
noun
the
spirit
of
a
dead
person
that
some
people
believe
can
be
seen
or
heard
by
the
living
β’
On
Halloween
night
,
the
children
screamed
when
a
white-sheeted
ghost
floated
down
the
hallway
.
On
Halloween
night
,
the
children
screamed
when
a
white-sheeted
ghost
floated
down
the
hallway
.
β’
The
villagers
believe
a
ghost
haunts
the
ruined
castle
on
the
hill
.
The
villagers
believe
a
ghost
haunts
the
ruined
castle
on
the
hill
.
Old
English
β
gΔst
β
meaning
β
spirit
β
or
β
breath
,β
related
to
German
β
Geist
.β
noun
a
very
small
amount
or
faint
sign
of
something
β’
There
was
only
a
ghost
of
a
smile
on
her
face
when
she
heard
the
news
.
There
was
only
a
ghost
of
a
smile
on
her
face
when
she
heard
the
news
.
β’
The
recipe
calls
for
a
ghost
of
pepper
β
just
enough
to
add
warmth
without
real
heat
.
The
recipe
calls
for
a
ghost
of
pepper
β
just
enough
to
add
warmth
without
real
heat
.
verb
-
ghost
,
ghosting
,
ghosts
,
ghosted
to
suddenly
stop
communicating
with
someone
,
especially
online
or
by
phone
,
without
giving
any
explanation
β’
After
their
third
date
,
he
ghosted
her
and
never
replied
to
a
single
text
.
After
their
third
date
,
he
ghosted
her
and
never
replied
to
a
single
text
.
β’
She
felt
hurt
when
her
best
friend
suddenly
ghosted
her
on
social
media
.
She
felt
hurt
when
her
best
friend
suddenly
ghosted
her
on
social
media
.
Originally
U
.
S
.
slang
from
the
early
2000s
,
likening
disappearing
from
communication
to
a
ghost
vanishing
.
ghostly
adjective
-
ghostly
,
ghostlies
,
ghostlying
,
ghostlied
,
ghostlier
,
ghostliest
resembling
a
ghost
;
spectral
,
eerie
,
or
supernatural
in
appearance
or
manner
.
β’
The
abandoned
castle
had
a
ghostly
atmosphere
that
chilled
everyone
to
the
bone
.
The
abandoned
castle
had
a
ghostly
atmosphere
that
chilled
everyone
to
the
bone
.
β’
A
ghostly
white
figure
drifted
across
the
foggy
moor
at
dawn
.
A
ghostly
white
figure
drifted
across
the
foggy
moor
at
dawn
.
From
Middle
English
gostly
,
gostlich
(β
spiritual
;
ghostly
β),
from
Old
English
gΗ£stlΔ«Δ
(β
spiritual
,
ghostly
;
holy
β),
equivalent
to
ghost
+β
-ly
.