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Thread ID: 116647 2011-03-13 22:21:00 Whats a word for.... rob_on_guitar (4196) PC World Chat
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1185956 2011-03-13 23:38:00 Apparition Rob?
Sounds sexy has anyone else burgled it before?
prefect (6291)
1185957 2011-03-14 00:19:00 Hmmm getting there... I quite like apparition. rob_on_guitar (4196)
1185958 2011-03-14 00:24:00 4 senses of ghost

Sense 1
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")
=> apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow -- (something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight")

Sense 2
ghostwriter, ghost -- (a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else)
=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3
ghost -- (the visible disembodied soul of a dead person)
=> soul, psyche -- (the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life)

Sense 4
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")
=> suggestion, proposition, proffer -- (a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse")

Also, what about echo?
6 senses of echo (noun)

Sense 1
echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication -- (the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps")
=> reflection, reflexion, reflectivity -- (the ability to reflect beams or rays)

Sense 2
Echo -- ((Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained)
=> nymph -- ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water")

Sense 3
echo -- (a reply that repeats what has just been said)
=> reply, response -- (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply")

Sense 4
echo -- (a reflected television or radio or radar beam)
=> reflection, reflexion, reflectivity -- (the ability to reflect beams or rays)

Sense 5
echo -- (a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man")
=> analogue, analog, parallel -- (something having the property of being analogous to something else)

Sense 6
echo -- (an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life")
=> imitation -- (copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else)

3 senses of echo (verb)

Sense 1
repeat, echo -- (to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders")
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Sense 2
resound, echo, ring, reverberate -- (ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter")
=> sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 3
echo, recall -- (call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy")
=> resemble -- (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work")
Erayd (23)
1185959 2011-03-14 00:25:00 Ahhhh Echo, thats a nice one, I like that a lot. rob_on_guitar (4196)
1185960 2011-03-14 00:26:00 Thanks I think I got it now, will update after i finish mixing the song down! rob_on_guitar (4196)
1185961 2011-03-14 00:38:00 The memory remains?

Oh, wait....
ubergeek85 (131)
1185962 2011-03-14 01:57:00 Hmmm getting there... I quite like apparition.

Which, strangely enough, was the second main entry in the link I gave you earlier.

I now have that deja vu feeling.
Snorkbox (15764)
1185963 2011-03-14 02:31:00 I quite liked it, but wasn't quite there, preferred echo more. Thanks for the help though. rob_on_guitar (4196)
1185964 2011-03-14 03:44:00 So when do we get to hear hear hear hear hear it it it it it
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WalOne (4202)
1185965 2011-03-14 04:10:00 Just finished mixing it....

Edit may help if I put a link in aye lol

First time anyone outside the band has heard it: www.box.net
rob_on_guitar (4196)
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