GHOST
What does "GHOST" mean?
The disembodied spirit of a dead person, imagined as appearing to the living.
Meanings
- An apparition of a dead person, believed to haunt or appear to the living. The old house was said to have a ghost on the back stairs.
- A faint trace, suggestion, or remnant of something. There was a ghost of a smile on her lips. figurative
- To cut off all contact with someone suddenly and without explanation. They went on two dates and then he ghosted her completely. informal
- To secretly write a text for someone else to take credit for. She ghosted three memoirs before publishing under her own name.
Did you know?
- The silent 'h' in 'ghost' was a printing-house accident: Flemish typesetters in Caxton's 1400s workshop added it, and it haunted 'ghastly' and 'aghast' ever after.
Word origin
From Old English 'gast' (spirit, soul, breath); the silent 'h' was added in the 15th century, likely under Flemish printing influence, never reflecting any sound.
Remember it
GHOST: the H is silent and invisible - fitting for a word about something you cannot see.
A little poem
The cold spot remains-
a name nobody speaks now
still folds the curtain.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why don't ghosts make good liars? You can see right through them.
What it teaches
The past haunts most where it was loved most; what we refuse to mourn keeps appearing on the stairs.
Quick facts
What does GHOST mean?
The disembodied spirit of a dead person, imagined as appearing to the living.
Is GHOST a valid word?
Yes — GHOST is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GHOST?
GHOST has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GHOST come from?
From Old English 'gast' (spirit, soul, breath); the silent 'h' was added in the 15th century, likely under Flemish printing influence, never reflecting any sound.
What can GHOST teach us?
The past haunts most where it was loved most; what we refuse to mourn keeps appearing on the stairs.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.