Ghost
Ghost noun - The smallest amount or part imaginable.
Usage example: she may be a good endurance runner, but she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of winning in a sprint
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Synonyms for Ghost
Touch is a synonym for ghost in trace topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead a noun "Ghost", when it comes to topics like big.
Touch
Touch noun - A suggestion of some quality.
Usage example: there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Lampshaded in Blood Ties, where a ghost complains to the main character (and only person that can see him) that how come he can't touch stuff, but he can still sit on a couch.
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Technically applies to Beth's father, who plans to oust Beth's spirit from her body so her mother's ghost can move in, although he's so out of touch with reality that the incestuous implications may honestly never have crossed his mind.
Source: Villainous Incest -
They later found out that the ghost was the spirit of Harry Houdini; clearly, he hadn't lost his touch.
Source: Escape Artist
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