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ghoul - What does it mean?

Definition of 'ghoul'

English

Alternative forms

* ghole

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (mythology|folklore) A spirit said to feed on corpses.
  • * 1927 — , Pickman's Model
  • The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.
  • A graverobber
  • A person with an undue interest in death and corpses.
  • Derived terms

    * ghoulish

    Descendants

    * Portuguese: (l)

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'ghoul'

    gull, goal, gaol, gall, gill, goyal, geal, ghyll, gell, gowl, guaiol, goll, gyil, gwall, goel, gyall, gayal