home Simon Nunn ghost [gohst] –noun 1. the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons. 2. a mere shadow or semblance; a trace: He's a ghost of his former self. 3. a remote possibility: He hasn't a ghost of a chance. 4. (sometimes initial capital letter) a spiritual being. 5. the principle of life; soul; spirit. g a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z game garbage garage gift gesture ghost giraffe gold golf graf-gz gate glasses glow