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ghost vs shadow

shadow vs ghost

ghost and shadow both are nouns.

ghost and shadow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ghost Yes No Yes No
shadow Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shadow is a hypernym of ghost; that is, shadow is a word with a broader meaning than ghost:
  • ghost: a mental representation of some haunting experience
  • shadow: something existing in perception only
Other hypernyms of ghost include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom.
ghost (noun) shadow (noun)
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)
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
Difference between ghost and shadow

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