Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ghost | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shadow | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ghost (noun) | shadow (noun) |
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a mental representation of some haunting experience | refuge from danger or observation |
a suggestion of some quality | something existing in perception only |
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person | an indication that something has been present |
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else | a premonition of something adverse |
an unilluminated area | |
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | |
an inseparable companion | |
a dominating and pervasive presence | |
shade within clear boundaries |
ghost (verb) | shadow (verb) |
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write for someone else | follow, usually without the person's knowledge |
haunt like a ghost; pursue | make appear small by comparison |
move like a ghost | cast a shadow over |