ghost:1
nounbefore 12th century{ds||1||}
- the seat of life or intelligence : soul
- a disembodied soul; especially : the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness
- spirit, demon
ghost:2
verb
ghost
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circa 1616{ds|t|1||}
- to haunt like a ghost
- ghostwrite
- to cut off all contact with (someone) abruptly and usually without explanation : to subject (someone, such as a former romantic partner) to ghosting
Ghost Dance
noun
Ghost Dance
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1876
- a group dance of a late 19th century American Indian messianic cult believed to promote the return of the dead and the restoration of traditional ways of life
ghost gun
noun
ghost gun
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2012
- a gun that lacks a serial number by which it can be identified and that is typically assembled by the user (as from purchased or homemade components)
ghost kitchen
noun
ghost kitchen
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2015
- a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises —called also cloud kitchen, dark kitchen
ghost pepper
noun
ghost pepper
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2008
- a small, extremely hot chili pepper of southern Asia that is a hybrid between two species (Capsicum chinensis and Capsicum frutescens) —called also bhut jolokia
ghost story
noun
ghost story
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1730{ds||1||}
- a story about ghosts
- a tale based on imagination rather than fact
ghost town
noun
ghost town
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1894
- a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource
ghost word
noun
ghost word
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1887
- a word form never in established usage
Ghost Ranch:g
geographical name
Ghost Ranch
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- former ranch and present-day desert retreat center located within a national forest in northern New Mexico
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