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Word entry · 5 letters

ghost

Best crossword clue

"Haunting spirit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɡəʊst/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ghostStarts with GEnds with T3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. write for someone else

Word origin

The noun is derived from Middle English gost, from Old English gāst, gǣst (“breath, spirit, soul, ghost”) (compare modern English Holy Ghost), from Proto-West Germanic *gaist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysdos, from *ǵʰéysd- (“anger, agitation”).

Used in a sentence

  • Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt.
  • He believes in ghosts.
  • The mighty ghosts of our great Harries rose.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Haunting spirit5 letters
02Spooky apparition5 letters
03Spooky spirit5 letters

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