ghost in English: The spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see. (noun)

Translation

The spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see.

Word origin

From Old English gast, meaning spirit or breath.

Gender

Pluralghosts

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Here "ghost" is the spirit of someone who died.

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"As white as a ghost" means very pale, usually from fear.

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"Ghosts" is the plural form of "ghost".

spirit

The part of a person that is not the body: their feelings, character and energy.

soul

The part of a person that is not the body, which many people believe lives on after death.

dead

No longer living.

story

A description of events, real or not, that you tell or write for others.

night

The dark part of each day, when the sun is down and people sleep.

demon

An evil spirit in old stories, often drawn with horns and red skin.

scary

Making you feel afraid.

vampire

In stories, a dead person who comes out at night and drinks the blood of living people.

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