Haunt

  • 31haunt — verb 1》 (of a ghost) manifest itself regularly at (a place).     ↘(of a person) frequent (a place). 2》 be persistently and disturbingly present in (the mind): the sight haunted me for years. noun a place frequented by a specified person: a… …

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  • 32haunt — 1. verb 1) a ghost haunts this house Syn: appear in, materialize in; visit 2) he haunts street markets Syn: frequent, patronize, visit regularly; loiter in, linger in; informal hang out in 3) the sight haunted …

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  • 33haunt — v 1.Dial. hant, Inf. spook. 2. obsess, possess, dwell in, prey on the mind, prey on or upon one, haunt the memory; recur, come back, stay with. 3. trouble, worry, oppress, burden, weigh upon; harass, harry, plague, torment, beset, disturb,… …

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  • 34haunt — 1. verb the sight haunted me Syn: torment, disturb, trouble, worry, plague, prey on 2. noun a favourite haunt of artists Syn: meeting place, stamping ground, spot, venue; informal hang out; N.Amer. stomping ground …

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  • 35haunt — [13] Etymologically, a ghost that haunts a building is only using the place as its ‘home’. The word’s distant ancestor is the prehistoric Germanic verb *khaimatjan, a derivative of the noun *khaimaz (source of English home). This was borrowed by… …

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  • 36haunt´ing|ly — haunt «hnt, hahnt; for n. 4 also hant», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to go to often; visit frequently: »I haunt the pine dark solitudes (James Russell Lowell). 2. Figurative. to be often with; come often to: »Memories of his youth haunted the old man. 3 …

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  • 37Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again — Infobox Album | Name = Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again Type = Album Artist = Tim Hecker Released = 20 November 2001 Recorded = Genre = Ambient / Glitch Length = 53:59 Label = Alien8 / Substractif Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …

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  • 38haunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shade, ghost, spirit, spook; resort, rendezvous, retreat, den, hangout (sl.). v. frequent, attend; obsess; visit. See fear, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A retreat] Syn. den, resort, headquarters,… …

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  • 39haunt — v. a. == frequent. RG. 534 == practise. Alys. 7496 sb. Alys. 6531 …

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  • 40haunt — hɔːnt n. place frequented or inhabited by ghosts; place frequently visited v. visit frequently, frequent; recur at regular intervals; visit as a ghost; intrude upon, torment …

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