Definition of ghost

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  • ghost is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • ghost is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • ghost is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of ghost

  • haunt like a ghost; pursue (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. haunt
    2. obsess
  • write for someone else (verb)

    Examples

    1. How many books have you ghostwritten so far?

    Synonyms

    1. ghostwrite
  • a suggestion of some quality (noun)

    Examples

    1. he detected a ghost of a smile on her face

    Synonyms

    1. touch
    2. trace
  • a mental representation of some haunting experience (noun)

    Examples

    1. he looked like he had seen a ghost

    Synonyms

    1. shade
    2. specter
    3. spectre
    4. spook
    5. wraith
  • a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ghostwriter
  • move like a ghost (verb)

    Examples

    1. The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
  • the visible disembodied soul of a dead person (noun)

See definition of ghost in Merriam Webster