ghostˈy adjective

ghostˈbuster noun (informal)

1. A person supposed to be able to drive away ghosts
2. An employee of the Inland Revenue responsible for detecting and pursuing people who have not paid tax on their incomes

ghost crab noun

A nocturnal shore-dwelling crab of the genus Ocypode

ghost gum noun

An Australian tree (Eucalyptus papuana) with smooth white bark

ghost moth noun

A moth (Hepialus humuli), the male of ghostly white appearance, the caterpillar destructive to hop-gardens

ghost story noun

A story in which ghosts figure

ghost town noun

One which once flourished owing to some natural resource in the vicinity but which is now deserted since the natural resource has been exhausted

ghost train noun

A funfair entertainment consisting of a ride in open railcars through a darkened room with special eerie effects

ghost word noun

A word that has originated in a copyist's or printer's error

ghostˈ-write intransitive verb and transitive verb

To write for another as a ghost

ghostˈ-writer noun

give up the ghost

To die

Holy Ghost

The Holy Spirit, the third person in the Christian Trinity

not to have a ghost (of a chance)

Not to have the least chance of success

the ghost walks (theatre sl)

Money is available, the wages can be paid