ghost
Pronunciation:
/ɡəʊst//ɡoʊst/noun
Definitions
The spirit; the soul of man.
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
Example: Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
Example: not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea
A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
verb
Definitions
To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
To die; to expire.
To ghostwrite.
To sail seemingly without wind.