[
  {
    "word": "ghost",
    "phonetic": "/\u0261\u0259\u028ast/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0261\u0259\u028ast/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0261o\u028ast/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/ghost-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2100976",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The spirit; the soul of man.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Everyone believed that the ghost of an old lady haunted the crypt."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A ghostwriter.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An image of a file or hard disk.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An understudy.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A covert (and deniable) agent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(in names of species) White or pale.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost slug; ghostberry; ghostflower; ghost crab; ghost bat"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(in names of species) Transparent or translucent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost ant; ghost catfish; ghost nipper; ghost nudibranch"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Abandoned.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost town; ghost net; ghost ramp; ghost ship"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Remnant; the remains of a(n).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost cell; ghost crater; ghost image"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Perceived or listed but not real.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost pain; ghost cellphone vibration; ghost island; ghost voter"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost rocket; ghost deer; ghost cat"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Substitute.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "ghost writer; ghost band; ghost singer"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "spook",
          "spy",
          "glimmer",
          "glimmering",
          "glimpse",
          "hint",
          "inkling",
          "phantom",
          "spark",
          "suggestion",
          "echo",
          "ghostwriter",
          "shadow",
          "backup",
          "essence",
          "soul",
          "spirit",
          "apparition",
          "bogey",
          "haint",
          "phantom",
          "revenant",
          "specter",
          "spectre",
          "spook",
          "wraith",
          "understudy"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To die; to expire.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To ghostwrite.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To sail seemingly without wind.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To copy a file or hard drive image.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To kill.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ghost"
    ]
  }
]