ghost
The soul of a dead person that some people believe can be seen.
The spirit of a dead person that is believed to appear to the living, often seen as a pale or transparent figure.
To stop talking to someone suddenly and without telling them why.
To end all contact with someone suddenly and without explanation, especially in a personal or dating context.
A copy of an image or sound that appears by mistake in TV, radio, or other devices.
An unwanted secondary image or signal caused by interference or reflection in television, radar, or other electronic systems.
- Base: ghost
- Plural: ghosts
- Base: ghost
- 3rd Person Singular: ghosts
- Present Participle: ghosting
- Past: ghosted
ghost town
1abandoned town with no people
A town that has been left empty by its people and is no longer active.
- After the factory closed, the area became a ghost town.
- The streets were empty, like a ghost town.
give up the ghost
1stop working or die
To stop working or die, often used about machines or sometimes people.
- My old phone finally gave up the ghost yesterday.
- After years of service, the car gave up the ghost on the highway.
like seeing a ghost
1look very shocked or scared
To look very surprised or afraid, as if you had seen something scary like a ghost.
- When I walked in, she looked like she'd seen a ghost.
- He turned pale, like seeing a ghost.
white as a ghost
1very pale from fear or shock
Looking very pale because you are scared or shocked.
- He came out of the haunted house white as a ghost.
- She went white as a ghost when she heard the bad news.