Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To inhabit, visit, or appear to in the form of a ghost or other supernatural being.
- intransitive verb To visit often; frequent.
- intransitive verb To come to the mind of continually; obsess.
- intransitive verb To be continually present in; pervade.
- intransitive verb To recur or visit often, especially as a ghost.
- noun A place much frequented.
- noun Chiefly Southern US A ghost or other supernatural being.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To frequent or visit; resort to much or often, or be much about; visit customarily.
- To come or recur to persistently, so as not to be prevented or driven away; attend or accompany so constantly as to be annoying or offensive; intrude upon continually.
- Specifically, to reappear frequently to after death; visit habitually in a disembodied state, as a supposed spirit, ghost, or specter.
- To devote one's self to; practise; pursue; use.
- To be much about; be present often or persistently; go or visit often; resort.
- To reappear, as a disembodied spirit.
- noun A place of frequent resort or visitation; a place in which any being, or, figuratively, some quality or characteristic, is commonly manifested or seen.
- noun A limited region assigned to or owned by one for his habitation or the practice of his profession; a district.
- noun The act, habit, or custom of resorting to a place.
- noun Custom; practice; skill.
- noun A disembodied spirit supposed to haunt a certain place; a ghost.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To persist in staying or visiting.
- noun A place to which one frequently resorts
- noun obsolete The habit of resorting to a place.
- noun obsolete Practice; skill.
- transitive verb To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.
- transitive verb To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition; -- said of spirits or ghosts, especially of dead people.
- transitive verb obsolete To practice; to devote one's self to.
- transitive verb obsolete To accustom; to habituate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
inhabit , or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). - verb transitive To make
uneasy ,restless . - verb transitive To
stalk , tofollow - verb intransitive To
live habitually; to stay, toremain . - verb transitive, Northern England, Scotland To
accustom ;habituate ; make accustomed to. - verb transitive, Northern England, Scotland To
practise . - noun A place at which one is regularly found; a
hangout . - noun dialect A
ghost .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
- noun a frequently visited place
- verb haunt like a ghost; pursue
- verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Do you think your house of Knowl down there is what you call haunt, my dear? '
Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 1843
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South African-born Alessandro Talevi, making a bold Opera North debut, lets them haunt from the shadows.
The Turn of the Screw; Ariadne auf Naxos; Les pêcheurs de perles; Mitsuko Uchida Fiona Maddocks 2010
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Hubby and I, now do our Christmas shopping on the square in Oxford and my favorite haunt is SB!
Robert Sabuda (copy) ____Maggie 2008
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Willie Somers raised his pleading eyes to his face (and many long years after did their expression haunt him), "O Mr. Lambert, please don't go any farther, we shall be over the falls."
Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland Abigail Stanley Hanna
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The Cardinal Flower, whose natural haunt is along the banks of streams, and whose spikes are of the most beautiful red, can also be safely transplanted, and will bloom in deep, rich soil equally well in shade or sun and will be very effective among the Ferns.
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For example, if you use the word haunt you cannot use haunts.
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For example, if you use the word haunt you cannot use haunts.
slumry commented on the word haunt
Do the ghosts of chickens haunt and peck?
July 12, 2007
uselessness commented on the word haunt
Only if Mavis Beacon's run afowl.
July 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word haunt
Those jokes are squawkers.
July 12, 2007
slumry commented on the word haunt
Ha, ha, U. And R.
July 12, 2007