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Meanings of ghoul in inglês

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lladre de cadàvers
espanhol
gul

Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection.

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Class of fictional entities.

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Usage of ghoul in inglês
1
The nearest ghoul was the closest threat, but not the greatest opportunity.
White night
2
The ghoul or fiend of modern society is the demon of alcohol.
Alvira: The Heroine of Vesuvius
3
That was the first time I had ever seen a floating ghoul.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
4
I was tempted, and I felt my reality trickle into the ghoul.
A nameless witch
5
He wondered if he still had the recipe to create a ghoul.
The Alchemyst
6
Presently, the first scouts started following the trail back to the ghoul.
White night
7
She was among the last of those retreating from the ghoul onslaught.
White night
8
A ghoul's digestion can handle anything, up to and including nuclear waste.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
9
I couldn't make out any details of the ghoul, but nothing moved.
White night
10
Her ghoul Asa has been at my door twice in three days.
Fat vampire: a never coming of age story
11
Corpsetaker darted to one side, but the ghoul never even slowed down.
Dead beat
12
Thomas flung the ghoul off me, and it landed in a heap.
White night
13
I'd seen a flash of Li Xian's true face-hewas a ghoul.
Dead beat
14
With a grin that was a ghoul's grimace, she pulled the trigger.
The drawing of the three
15
Shattered bits of yellow fangs showered the deck as the ghoul rebounded.
White night
16
What sort of a wizard must he be, or ghoul, or madman?
The History of the Telephone
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espanhol
gul
Ghoul through the time
Ghoul across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common