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Word entry · 5 letters

ghoul

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"Graveyard spirit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɡuːl/Part of speech nounSorted ghlouStarts with GEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an evil spirit or ghost

Word origin

Borrowed from French goule, from Persian غول (ġul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).

Used in a sentence

  • The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.
  • From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash.
  • “Yeah, Mum’s always wishing we had a house-elf to do the ironing,” said George. “But all we’ve got is a lousy old ghoul in the attic and gnomes all over the garden. [...]”

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