The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ghast \Ghast\, v. t. [OE. gasten. See Ghastly, a.] To strike aghast; to affright. [Obs.]
Ghasted by the noise I made.
Full suddenly he fled.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (alternative form of gast English) Etymology 2
Having a ghastly appearance; weird.
Wikipedia
Ghast may refer to:
- Ghasts, a race of creatures in H. P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands
- Ghast, the third of the Demons Three in the original Justice League of America comic book series
- Ghasts (Dungeons & Dragons), a stronger breed of ghouls in the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game
- "Cliff-ghasts", creatures in the His Dark Materials trilogy
- Ghast, a creature found in the Nether in the game Minecraft.
- Ghast, a hybrid pet resembling a hooded and ragged cloaked green wraith found within the MMORPG Wizard101
- A ghost-like creature in the MMORPG RuneScape.
- A ghost-like foe in the Final Fantasy video game series.
Usage examples of "ghast".
Great Abyss, to be distributed impartially amongst the Dholes, Gugs, ghasts and other dwellers in darkness whose modes of nourishment are not painless to their chosen victims.
The Wizard Ponders on This New Paradox Long Into the Night, Taking the Opportunity to Educate the Dwarf Not Only On Trolls But On All Other Manner of Fearsome and Unnatural Monsters, Among Which He Touches Upon, If Only In Passing, Such Creatures As Vampires, Ghouls, Ghasts, Goblins, Hobgoblins, Orcs, Wargs, Werewolves, Ettins, Not To Mention the Divers and Sundry Breeds of Demons, Daemons, Devils and Demodands.
Carter, hitherto wholly passive, now gave that man a terrific push with all the wild strength of fear, so that the victim toppled at once into that gaping well which rumour holds to reach down to the hellish Vaults of Zin where Gugs hunt ghasts in the dark.
It was very unpleasant to see those filthy and disproportioned animals which soon numbered about fifteen, grubbing about and making their kangaroo leaps in the grey twilight where titan towers and monoliths arose, but it was still more unpleasant when they spoke among themselves in the coughing gutturals of ghasts.
From all sides the venomous ghasts rushed feverishly at the creeping Gug, nipping and tearing with their muzzles, and mauling murderously with their hard pointed hooves.
XIV Thus speaking, the trooped apparitions Began to disband And resolve them in two: Those whose record was lovely and true Bore to northward for home: those of bitter traditions Again left the land, XV And, towering to seaward in legions, They paused at a spot Overbending the Race - That engulphing, ghast, sinister place - Whither headlong they plunged, to the fathomless regions Of myriads forgot.
The Wizard Ponders on This New Paradox Long Into the Night, Taking the Opportunity to Educate the Dwarf Not Only On Trolls But On All Other Manner of Fearsome and Unnatural Monsters, Among Which He Touches Upon, If Only In Passing, Such Creatures As Vampires, Ghouls, Ghasts, Goblins, Hobgoblins, Orcs, Wargs, Werewolves, Ettins, Not To Mention the Divers and Sundry Breeds of Demons, Daemons, Devils and Demodands.