ghost vs purple

ghost

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

  • A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose. 

  • Remnant; the remains of a(n). 

  • Perceived or listed but not real. 

  • Abandoned. 

  • A covert (and deniable) agent. 

  • Transparent or translucent. 

  • 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. 

  • Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature. 

  • White or pale. 

  • A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word. 

  • Substitute. 

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

  • A nonexistent person invented to obtain some fraudulent benefit. 

  • An understudy. 

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

  • Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of him/her. 

  • An image of a file or hard disk. 

  • Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image. 

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

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

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

  • A ghostwriter. 

  • An unphysical state in a gauge theory. 

verb
  • To copy a file or hard drive image. 

  • To provide the speaking or singing voice for another actor, who is lip-syncing. 

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

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

  • To perform an act of ghosting: to break up with someone without warning or explanation; to ignore someone, especially on social media. 

  • To kill. 

  • To ghostwrite. 

  • To imbue with a ghost-like hue or effect. 

  • To sail seemingly without wind. 

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

  • To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison without the prior knowledge of other inmates. 

purple

noun
  • A color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta. 

  • Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis). 

  • Purpura. 

  • The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana. 

  • Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk. 

  • Earcockle, a disease of wheat. 

  • A cardinalate. 

  • Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red. 

  • Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity. 

  • Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings. 

adj
  • Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session. 

  • Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose. 

  • Mixed between social democrats and liberals. 

  • Imperial; regal. 

  • Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support. 

  • Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue. 

  • Blood-red; bloody. 

verb
  • To clothe in purple. 

  • To dye purple. 

  • To turn purple in colour. 

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