Idioms for ghost
- to die.
- to cease to function or exist.
give up the ghost,
Origin of ghost
before 900; Middle English
goost (noun), Old English
gāst; cognate with German
Geist spirit
SYNONYMS FOR ghost
1
apparition,
phantom,
phantasm,
wraith,
revenant;
shade,
spook.
Ghost,
specter,
spirit all refer to the disembodied soul of a person. A
ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, which appears or otherwise makes its presence known to the living:
the ghost of a drowned child. A
specter is a ghost or apparition of more or less weird, unearthly, or terrifying aspect:
a frightening specter.
Spirit is often interchangeable with
ghost but may mean a supernatural being, usually with an indication of good or malign intent toward human beings:
the spirit of a friend; an evil spirit.
OTHER WORDS FROM ghost
ghost·i·ly, adverb ghost·like, adjective de·ghost, verb (used with object) un·ghost·like, adjectiveWords nearby ghost
Example sentences from the Web for ghostlike
British Dictionary definitions for ghostlike
ghost
/ (ɡəʊst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of ghost
ghostlike, adjectiveWord Origin for ghost
Old English
gāst; related to Old Frisian
jēst, Old High German
geist spirit, Sanskrit
hēda fury, anger
Idioms and Phrases with ghostlike
ghost