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ghost stories

ghost stories is the plural of ghost story.

Meaning of ghost story

Noun

ghost story (plural ghost stories)

  1. A story about ghosts or the supernatural, often meant to be frightening.
    • In all smuggling places ghost stories abound. Can it be that they were invented to keep law-abiding folk behind closed doors at night, when the deeds were being done?1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379

Questions about ghost stories

What is ghost stories the plural of?
Ghost stories is the plural of ghost story.

Words near ghost stories in the dictionary

  1. ghost slug
  2. ghost slugs
  3. ghost spam
  4. ghost station
  5. ghost stations
  6. ghost stories
  7. ghost story
  8. ghost street
  9. ghost streets
  10. ghost swift
  11. ghost swifts

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