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NOUN | 1 | possession, ownership | The act of having and controlling property |
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2 | possession | Anything owned or possessed | |
3 | possession | Controlled by passion or the supernatural | |
4 | possession, monomania | A mania restricted to one thing or idea | |
5 | possession | A territory that is controllled by a ruling state | |
6 | possession, self-control, self-possession, willpower, self-command, self-will | The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | |
7 | possession | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) |
Sounds | pahzeh'shahn |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The act of having and controlling property. |
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Synonyms | ownership |
Narrower | actual possession; constructive possession; criminal possession; retention, keeping, holding |
Broader | control |
Verbs | possess |
Meaning | Anything owned or possessed. |
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Narrower | property, belongings, holding, material possession; white elephant; transferred property, transferred possession; circumstances; assets; treasure; liabilities |
Meaning | Controlled by passion or the supernatural. |
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Broader | enchantment, spell, trance |
Meaning | A mania restricted to one thing or idea. |
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Synonyms | monomania |
Broader | mania, passion, cacoethes |
Meaning | A territory that is controllled by a ruling state. |
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Narrower | Macao, Macau; British Virgin Islands; United States Virgin Islands, American Virgin Islands, VI; Gilbert and Ellice Islands; Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes; French Polynesia, French Oceania |
Broader | district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion |
Meaning | The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior. |
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Synonyms | self-control, self-possession, willpower, self-command, self-will |
Narrower | nerves; presence of mind |
Broader | resoluteness, firmness, resolve, resolution |
Meaning | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck). |
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Examples | "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" |
Category | sport, athletics |
Broader | control |