ghost dance | a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead |
boat train | a train taking passengers to or from a port |
bullet train bullet | a high-speed passenger train |
car train | a train that transports passengers and their automobiles |
commuter commuter train | a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another |
epicyclic train epicyclic gear train | a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis |
freight liner liner train | a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods |
freight train rattler | a railroad train consisting of freight cars |
gearing gear geartrain power train train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
hospital train | a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital |
mail train | a train that carries mail |
passenger train | a train that carries passengers |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
subway train | a train that runs in a subway system |
train railroad train | public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive, express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction |
train | piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor, the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews |
train set | a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on |
train of thought thread | the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together, I couldn't follow his train of thought, he lost the thread of his argument |
ghost shade spook wraith specter spectre | a mental representation of some haunting experience, he looked like he had seen a ghost, it aroused specters from his past |
ghost word | a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error |
railroad ticket train ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train |
touch trace ghost | a suggestion of some quality, there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone, he detected a ghost of a smile on her face |
train | a series of consequences wrought by an event, it led to a train of disasters |
caravan train wagon train | a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file, we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels, they joined the wagon train for safety |
string train | a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding, a string of islands, train of mourners, a train of thought |
wave train | a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals |
ghost town | a deserted settlement (especially in western United States) |
Holy Ghost Holy Spirit Paraclete | the third person in the Trinity, Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection, it came on Pentecost |
ghost | the visible disembodied soul of a dead person |
ghostwriter ghost | a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else |
yardmaster trainmaster train dispatcher | a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard |
snow gum ghost gum white ash Eucalyptus coriacea Eucalyptus pauciflora | small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips |
snow-on-the-mountain snow-in-summer ghost weed Euphorbia marginata | annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk |
easy money gravy train | income obtained with a minimum of effort |
train fare | the fare charged for traveling by train |
whale oil train oil | a white to brown oil obtained from whale blubber, formerly used as an illuminant |
train | exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition, She is training for the Olympics |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |
train prepare | undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession, She is training to be a teacher, He trained as a legal aid |
train develop prepare educate | create by training and teaching, The old master is training world-class violinists, we develop the leaders for the future |
housebreak house-train | train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house |
toilet-train | train (a small child) to use the toilet |
coach train | teach and supervise (someone), act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports, He is training our Olympic team, She is coaching the crew |
aim take train take aim direct | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards, Please don't aim at your little brother!, He trained his gun on the burglar, Don't train your camera on the women, Take a swipe at one's opponent |
trail train | drag loosely along a surface, allow to sweep the ground, The toddler was trailing his pants, She trained her long scarf behind her |
ghost ghostwrite | write for someone else, How many books have you ghostwritten so far? |
haunt obsess ghost | haunt like a ghost, pursue, Fear of illness haunts her |
ghost | move like a ghost, The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard |
train rail | travel by rail or train, They railed from Rome to Venice, She trained to Hamburg |
prepare groom train | educate for a future role or function, He is grooming his son to become his successor, The prince was prepared to become King one day, They trained him to be a warrior |