ghost:1

noun
ghost \ ˈgōst \
before 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 \
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 \
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 \
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 \
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 \
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 \
1730{ds||1||}
  • a story about ghosts
  • a tale based on imagination rather than fact

ghost town

noun
ghost town \
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 \
1887
  • a word form never in established usage

Ghost Ranch:g

geographical name
Ghost Ranch \
  • former ranch and present-day desert retreat center located within a national forest in northern New Mexico
Powered by Merriam-Webster