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white as a ghost

white as a ghost adjective: very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear.

Adjective

white as a ghost (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear.

Questions about white as a ghost

What does white as a ghost mean?
White as a ghost means very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear.
What part of speech is white as a ghost?
White as a ghost is an adjective.

Words near white as a ghost in the dictionary

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  2. white arms
  3. White Army
  4. white arsenic
  5. white arsenic oxide
  6. white as a ghost
  7. white as a sheet
  8. white as driven snow
  9. white as snow
  10. white as the driven snow
  11. white asbestos

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