ghost
noun
/ɡoʊst/
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/ɡɐʉst/
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/ɡəʊst/
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/ɡʱosʈ/
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- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
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aave,
kummitus,
haamu,
henki,
sielu
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- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
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haamu,
kangastus
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- A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
- 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.
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haamukuva
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ghost
verb
/ɡoʊst/
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/ɡɐʉst/
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/ɡəʊst/
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/ɡʱosʈ/
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- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
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ajautua tyynessä
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- (chiefly, social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
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ghostata,
lopettaa yhteydenpito,
saada kumottamaan
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- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
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katkaista kummitteleva käyttäjä
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- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often, sports) ; also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
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kummitella
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- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
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saada kumottamaan
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- (chiefly, UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
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siirtää toiseen vankilaan
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- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
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sijaistaa
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ghosting
noun
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- (computing) A problem with a keyboard where certain simultaneous keypresses trigger the action of a further key that was not in fact pressed.
- (colloquial) A method of ending a personal relationship by stopping any contact with the other party and not providing an explanation. [from 2000s]
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ghostata
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