Ghosting

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The appearance of one or more false images on a television screen.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.
  • n. The effect that interference caused by a multipath reception problem has on a television screen.
  • n. Ghost imaging.
  • n. A form of identity theft in which someone steals the identity, and sometimes even the role within society, of a specific dead person (the "ghost") who is not widely known to be deceased.
  • Word Usage
    "His eye fell on the baby, a strange expression ghosting over his face."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    ghosted    ghosting    ghosts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    preoccupy    author    writer    proffer    suggestion    proposition    phantasma    shadow    phantasm    phantom   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apparition    specter    phantom    glimmering    die    expire    soul    spirit    wraith    revenant   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Post    boast    coast    diagnosed    engrossed    grossed    host    most    ost    post   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    demon    creature    shadow    dream    God    devil    spirit    one    angel    figure