ghost
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6.1
- noun
- /ɡoʊst/
:
vestigio
- But I just had a visit from a ghost of childhood past.
- ghosts of the past
- ghost image
And now you're chasing ghosts at that point, right?
- And now you're chasing ghosts at that point, right?
- I also got the fun ghost zits, the cystic acne where you can feel it.
- You might be able to apologize for it, but it will always leave a ghost scar.
- But does it free you or does it create more ghosts?
- Damn, bro, I got ghosts of freaking people jerking off in this bitch.
- Maybe it's time to let that go and let that be a ghost.
Examples
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She felt a ghost of regret when she thought about the opportunities she missed in her youth.
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After the breakup, he was haunted by the ghost of their shared memories, making it hard for him to move on.
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I mean, she looked like a ghost when I brought it up.
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You are chasing a ghost.
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Every other house in this homely borough holds the ghost of someone he once knew who is now gone.
Fiction book (1990) -
Each generation is stamped by its own events, which linger like ghosts to shape the next generation's world.
Academic text (1990) -
The ghost of his past mistakes still lingers in his mind, reminding him of what he could have done differently.
Synonyms
492
3.3
A small sign that something was there
130
1.8
A small amount of something that you can notice
81
6.7
A ghost or spirit that people think they see
30
8.2
A worrying memory or thought that keeps coming back
7
8.2
A memory or feeling from the past that makes you feel uneasy
1
9.9
A disturbing memory that stays in a person's mind
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
1
9.8
A religious dance from the late 1800s in which Native American people try to talk with spirits and find hope
- Australian
A small or medium tree from Australia and Tasmania with smooth pale bark that peels in strips
- Specialized
A word that enters a language because of a mistake, like a misprint, and has no real use
How Perceptible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ghost for a faint sign comes from the idea of a spirit or shadow that stays after someone is gone, so a 'ghost' of an event is a small sign or memory that still stays.