Meaning & use
ghost
The spirit of a dead person, believed by some to appear to or haunt the living.
See it in a sentence
The children swore they saw a ghost drifting through the halls of the abandoned house.
Local legend says the ghost of a sailor still wanders the old lighthouse at night.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to ghost' someone means to abruptly cut off all communication without explanation, a common modern slang use.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To suddenly and completely stop communicating with someone without any explanation.
After three great dates, he ghosted her and never answered another message.
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