Noun

Singular ghost

Plural ghosts

ghost (plural ghosts)

  1. (obsolete) The spirit; the soul of man.
    Then gives her grieved ghost thus to lament. — Spenser
  2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter.
    The mighty ghosts of our great Harries rose.Shakespeare.
    I thought that I had died in sleep/And was a blessed ghost. — Coleridge
  3. Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering.
    not a ghost of a chance
    the ghost of an idea
    Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. — Poe
  4. A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
  5. An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
  6. A ghostwriter.
  7. (paganism) A nature spirit, ancestor or house spirit (see brownie ) revered in Heathenry.
    Before all else, we speak to the land to the ghosts and spirits of this place known to many as pixies, fairies, brownies, or elfs. (Math Jones)
  8. (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.

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Derived terms

terms derived from ghost
  • a ghost of a chance
  • Faddeev–Popov ghost
  • ghost band
  • ghost bat
  • ghost bike
  • ghost catshark
  • ghost chili
  • ghost condensate
  • ghost crab
  • ghost dance
  • ghost detainee
  • Ghost Festival
  • ghost flathead
  • ghost fleet
  • ghost frog
  • ghost fungus
  • ghost goal
  • ghost gum
  • ghost hunting
  • ghost imaging
  • ghost insect
  • ghost island
  • ghost knifefish
  • ghost light
  • ghost mark

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Fri Mar 5 16:24:46 2010

A ghost has been defined as the disembodied soul or spirit of a deceased person, taken to be capable of appearing in visible form or otherwise manifesting itself to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely: The mode of manifestation can range from an invisible presence to translucent or wispy shapes, to realistic, life-like visions. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a séance.

Beginning with 19th-century spiritism, various attempts have been made to draw conclusions about the existence of ghosts through scientific methods, but such efforts are generally held to be pseudoscientific. The scientific consensus, as expressed by the National Science Foundation, considers the claimed ability of people to communicate with the dead, as well as belief in ghosts and spirits, to be pseudoscientific beliefs. The belief in manifestations of the spirits of the dead is widespread dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices — funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic — are specifically designed to appease the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary essences which haunt particular locations, objects, or people with which they were associated in life, though stories of phantom armies, ghost trains and phantom ships, and even ghost animals have also been recounted. Ghosts are popular motifs in film, theatre, literature, and myth and legend, as are other paranormal entities. They often carry connotations of violence, suffering, disquiet, or penance.

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Ghost (1990) is a supernatural romance film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker.

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Sam Wheat

  • It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you. See ya.

Oda Mae Brown

  • May I keep this pen?
  • He's stuck, that's what it is. He's in between worlds. You know it happens sometimes that the spirit gets yanked out so fast that the essence still feels it has work to do here.

Dialogue

Oda Mae Brown: I don't know you! I don't know Sam, but let me tell you what he did to me. He kept me up all night singing "I'm Henry the Eighth I Am."
Molly Jensen: That's how he got me to go out with him.

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How do I feed my ghost shrimp without letting the betta hog everything?
Q. I have a betta, five ghost shrimp, and one of those little fish that sucks the side of the tank in my aquarium. Do we need to feed the fish that sucks the side of the tank and the shrimp? I read that you can feed the shrimp fish food, but whatever we put in the tank gets eaten by the betta right away. We don't want to put too much food in and overfeed the betta, but we don't want the shrimp to starve. What should we do?
Asked by theturtleparty - Fri May 22 01:35:14 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I feed my shrimp catfish wafers from Hikari. They instantly sink to the bottom and if you drop them right, while distracting the betta, you can aim to let the wafer fall behind an ornament where the shrimp can easily get at it. Truth be told, I watched my shrimp practically slap my betta in the face before snagging a wafer and scurrying off with it. As for the algae eater you can feed him lettuce, or zucchini slices secured to the side with a veggie clip.
Answered by Vulcan - Fri May 22 01:45:37 2009

black ghost knife fish and oscar compatablility, could I keep them in the same tank?
Q. I know what oscars are compatible with, but I have done quite a bit of research and all I can find is the black ghost is good with any other very large community fish. I have the tank size to house 1 of each specimen. I have a 100 gallon and each fish only gets to 1 foot. I know that oscars leave most fish alone that live on different levels of the tank. An oscar is a middle dwelling fish so it leaves plecos, and other bottom fish, and most top dwelling fish. Thanks!
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A. it should be fine, but add hiding places like pumbling pipes or ghost pipes. My largest black ghost was not 1 foot, it was nearly 2 feet. around 21 inches long. The oscar will reach about 13-15 inches long. They are usually ok together, as like you said they are in different zones, but i would include a hiding places for the ghost.
Answered by Chris4Reef - Thu Sep 20 17:23:43 2007

What is a good way to market a ghost tour for a local town other than the local newspapers?
Q. I run a ghost tour in Canton, GA and am looking for new marketing ideas. Thanks for your help. I have a website, I already have fliers and brochures out. I have signs on all my vehicles. Great ideas, though, guys. I am looking for something rather unique.
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A. I really like the pamphlet idea that another person provided - placing brochures at costume shops, fortune tellers, tarot card readers, etc. is a great idea. I also like the idea of distributing this info at chamber of commerce meetings, visiting with local hotel and restaurant owners, etc. You might consider offering some sort of commission to any hotel that books a tour as well. Also, do you have a website? This sort of thing is IDEAL for promoting on the Internet. Even if you're in a little town, you might be able to pull people out of a larger market (Atlanta is about an hour away, right?) for a "ghost excursion" or something. Google AdWords would be a quick and relatively inexpensive way to start booking tours right away. Finally,… [cont.]
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  • Exodus SolutionsExodus Solutions
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    Provides investigation and intervention into occult and paranormal phenomena, and offers services including soul-retrieval, exorcism, banishings and personal protection. United Kingdom.
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    View and share ghost stories and photos. Rate ghost tours and haunted locations. General ghost discussion.
  • Paranormal AustraliaParanormal Australia
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