ghost
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The spirit; the soul of man.
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The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
โEveryone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.โ
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Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
โnot a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an ideaโ
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A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
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An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
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A ghostwriter.
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An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
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An image of a file or hard disk.
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An understudy.
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A covert (and deniable) agent.
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The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
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An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
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A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
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(in names of species) White or pale.
โghost slug; ghostberry; ghostflower; ghost crab; ghost batโ
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(in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
โghost ant; ghost catfish; ghost nipper; ghost nudibranchโ
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Abandoned.
โghost town; ghost net; ghost ramp; ghost shipโ
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Remnant; the remains of a(n).
โghost cell; ghost crater; ghost imageโ
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Perceived or listed but not real.
โghost pain; ghost cellphone vibration; ghost island; ghost voterโ
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Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
โghost rocket; ghost deer; ghost catโ
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Substitute.
โghost writer; ghost band; ghost singerโ
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To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
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To die; to expire.
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To ghostwrite.
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To sail seemingly without wind.
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To copy a file or hard drive image.
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To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
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To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
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To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.
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To kill.
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To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting.
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