ghost ghost /ˈgoʊst/

noun

1. () A mental representation of some haunting experience  ( shade , spectre [Canadian, British] , spook , ghost , specter [American] , wraith )
   a mental representation of some haunting experience
    He looked like he had seen a ghost
   he looked like he had seen a ghost
    It aroused specters from his past
   it aroused specters from his past
   
2. A suggestion of some quality  ( ghost , trace , touch )
   a suggestion of some quality
    There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
   there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
    He detected a ghost of a smile on her face
   he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
   
3. The visible disembodied soul of a dead person  ( ghost )
   the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
   
4. A writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else  ( ghost , ghostwriter )
   a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
   
   

verb

1. () Move like a ghost  ( ghost )
   move like a ghost
    The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
   The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard
   
2. Write for someone else  ( ghost , ghostwrite )
   write for someone else
    How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
   How many books have you ghostwritten so far?
   
3. Haunt like a ghost; pursue  ( ghost , obsess , haunt )
   haunt like a ghost; pursue
    Fear of illness haunts her
   Fear of illness haunts her