Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 6 compound words that contain ghosts. The most common are listed below. Open ghosts in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- digital ghostsplural of digital ghost: A digital avatar of a deceased person, such as a deathbot.
- hungry ghostsplural of hungry ghost: A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume; often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.
- ghosts in the machineplural of ghost in the machine: The mental activity that occurs in parallel with physical action, but with no known way for the two to interact, according to the theories of mind-body dualism.
- Faddeev-Popov ghostsplural of Faddeev-Popov ghost: An extraneous field introduced into gauge quantum field theories to maintain the consistency of the path integral formulation.
- gauge ghostsplural of gauge ghost: An extraneous field introduced into gauge quantum field theories to maintain the consistency of the path integral formulation.
- gray ghostsplural of gray ghost: A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
- grey ghostsplural of grey ghost: A parking inspector, a person issuing tickets fining vehicles parked illegally or for too long.
- Indian ghostsplural of Indian ghost: A cougar, Puma concolor.
- mountain ghostsplural of mountain ghost: A cougar, Puma concolor.
- ghosts in machinesplural of ghost in the machine: The mental activity that occurs in parallel with physical action, but with no known way for the two to interact, according to the theories of mind-body dualism.
- errand-ghostsplural of errand-ghost: A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel.
- ghosts at the feastplural of ghost at the feast: A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.
- ghosts from one's pastplural of ghost from one's past: Something unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day.
- Pepper's ghostsplural of Pepper's ghost: An illusionary technique used in theatres, at funfairs, etc. that uses a plate glass and special lighting techniques to make objects seem to appear or disappear.
- long ghostsplural of long ghost: A tall, thin person.
Compound words 6
- antighostsplural of antighost: A field with a negative ghost number.
- bohghostsplural of bohghost: A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form.
- ghostsharkAlternative form of ghost shark: A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin
- ghostshipAlternative spelling of ghost ship: An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.
- ghostshipsplural of ghostship: An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.
- wereghostsplural of wereghost: A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a ghost.