Ghost vs. Shadow

Ghostnoun

(dated) The spirit; the soul of man.

Ghostnoun

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

Ghostnoun

Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image

Ghostnoun

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

Ghostnoun

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.

Ghostnoun

A ghostwriter.

Ghostnoun

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

Ghostnoun

(computing) An image of a file or hard disk.

Ghostnoun

(theatre) An understudy.

Ghostnoun

(espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.

Ghostnoun

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

Ghostnoun

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

Ghostnoun

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

Ghostnoun

White or pale.

Ghostnoun

Transparent or translucent.

Ghostnoun

(attributive) Abandoned.

Ghostnoun

(attributive) The remains of.

Ghostnoun

(attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.

Ghostnoun

(attributive) Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.

Ghostnoun

(attributive) Substitute.

Ghostverb

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

Ghostverb

(obsolete) To die; to expire.

Ghostverb

(ambitransitive) To ghostwrite.

Ghostverb

(nautical) To sail seemingly without wind.

Ghostverb

(computing) To copy a file or hard drive image.

Ghostverb

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

Ghostverb

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

Ghostverb

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

Ghostverb

To kill.

Ghostverb

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

Ghostnoun

The spirit; the soul of man.

Ghostnoun

The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter.

Ghostnoun

Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea.

Ghostnoun

A false image formed in a telescope by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.

Ghostverb

To die; to expire.

Ghostverb

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

Ghostnoun

a mental representation of some haunting experience;

Ghostnoun

a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else

Ghostnoun

the visible disembodied soul of a dead person

Ghostnoun

a suggestion of some quality;

Ghostverb

move like a ghost;

Ghostverb

haunt like a ghost; pursue;

Ghostverb

write for someone else;

Ghostnoun

an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image

Ghostnoun

a slight trace or vestige of something

Ghostnoun

a faint secondary image caused by a fault in an optical system, duplicate signal transmission, etc.

Ghostverb

act as ghostwriter of (a work)

Ghostverb

glide smoothly and effortlessly

Ghostverb

end a personal relationship with (someone) by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication

Ghost

In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms.

Shadownoun

A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.

Shadownoun

Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.

Shadownoun

(obsolete) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.

Shadownoun

That which looms as though a shadow.

Shadownoun

A small degree; a shade.

Shadownoun

An imperfect and faint representation.

Shadownoun

A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.

Shadownoun

One who secretly or furtively follows another.

Shadownoun

A type of lettering form of word processors that makes a cubic effect.

Shadownoun

An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.

Shadownoun

A spirit; a ghost; a shade.

Shadownoun

An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.

Shadownoun

(psychology) In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.

Shadowverb

To block light or radio transmission.

Shadowverb

(espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.

Shadowverb

To accompany a professional during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.

Shadowverb

(programming) To make an identifier, usually a variable, inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.

Shadowverb

(computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).

Shadowadjective

Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.

Shadowadjective

Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.

Shadowadjective

(politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.

Shadowadjective

Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.

Shadownoun

Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.

Shadownoun

Darkness; shade; obscurity.

Shadownoun

A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.

Shadownoun

A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.

Shadownoun

That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.

Shadownoun

A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.

Shadownoun

An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.

Shadownoun

A small degree; a shade.

Shadownoun

An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.

Shadowverb

To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.

Shadowverb

To conceal; to hide; to screen.

Shadowverb

To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.

Shadowverb

To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.

Shadowverb

To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.

Shadowverb

To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.

Shadowverb

To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.

Shadownoun

shade within clear boundaries

Shadownoun

an unilluminated area;

Shadownoun

something existing in perception only;

Shadownoun

a premonition of something adverse;

Shadownoun

an indication that something has been present;

Shadownoun

refuge from danger or observation;

Shadownoun

a dominating and pervasive presence;

Shadownoun

a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

Shadownoun

an inseparable companion;

Shadowverb

follow, usually without the person's knowledge;

Shadowverb

cast a shadow over

Shadowverb

make appear small by comparison;

Shadow

A shadow is a dark (real image) area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it.