The difference between Ghost and Phantom

When used as nouns, ghost means the spirit, whereas phantom means a ghost or apparition.

Ghost is also verb with the meaning: to haunt.

Phantom is also adjective with the meaning: illusive.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ghost and Phantom

  1. Ghost as a noun (dated):

    The spirit; the soul of man.

  2. Ghost as a noun:

    The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death

    Examples:

    "Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt."

  3. Ghost as a noun:

    Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image

    Examples:

    "not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea"

  4. Ghost as a noun:

    A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.

  5. Ghost as a noun:

    An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.

  6. Ghost as a noun:

    A ghostwriter.

  7. Ghost as a noun (Internet):

    An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.

  8. Ghost as a noun (computing):

    An image of a file or hard disk.

  9. Ghost as a noun (theatre):

    An understudy.

  10. Ghost as a noun (espionage):

    A covert (and deniable) agent.

  11. Ghost as a noun:

    The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.

  12. Ghost as a noun (video games):

    An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.

  13. Ghost as a noun:

    A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See .

  14. Ghost as a noun (attributive, in names of species):

    White or .

    Examples:

    "[[ghost slug]]; [[ghostberry]]; [[ghostflower]]; [[ghost crab]]; [[ghost bat]]"

  15. Ghost as a noun (attributive, in names of species):

    Transparent or .

    Examples:

    "[[ghost ant]]; [[ghost catfish]]; [[ghost nipper]]; [[ghost nudibranch]]"

  16. Ghost as a noun (attributive):

    Abandoned.

    Examples:

    "[[ghost town]]; [[ghost net]]; [[ghost ramp]]; [[ghost ship]]"

  17. Ghost as a noun (attributive):

    The of.

    Examples:

    "[[ghost cell]]; [[ghost crater]]; [[ghost image]]"

  18. Ghost as a noun (attributive):

    Perceived or listed but not .

    Examples:

    "[[ghost pain]]; [[ghost cellphone vibration]]; [[ghost island]]; [[ghost voter]]"

  19. Ghost as a noun (attributive):

    Of , or nature.

    Examples:

    "[[ghost rocket]]; [[ghost deer]]; [[ghost cat]]"

  20. Ghost as a noun (attributive):

    Substitute.

    Examples:

    "[[ghost writer]]; ghost band; ghost singer"

  1. Ghost as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.

  2. Ghost as a verb (obsolete):

    To die; to expire.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Philip Sidney"

  3. Ghost as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To ghostwrite.

  4. Ghost as a verb (nautical):

    To sail seemingly without wind.

  5. Ghost as a verb (computing):

    To copy a file or hard drive image.

  6. Ghost as a verb (GUI):

    To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.

  7. Ghost as a verb (internet, transitive):

    To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.

  8. Ghost as a verb:

    To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.

  9. Ghost as a verb:

    To kill.

  10. Ghost as a verb (slang):

    To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of .

  1. Phantom as a noun:

    A ghost or apparition.

  2. Phantom as a noun:

    Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.

  3. Phantom as a noun (duplicate bridge):

    A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.

  4. Phantom as a noun (medical imaging):

    A test object.

  1. Phantom as an adjective:

    Illusive.

  2. Phantom as an adjective:

    Fictitious or nonexistent.

    Examples:

    "a phantom limb"

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