Analysis Complete

possession

/ possession /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
anything owned or possessed
Kinds of:
property belongings holding material possession white elephant
noun Sense 2
the act of having and controlling property
Type of:
control
Kinds of:
actual possession constructive possession criminal possession retention keeping
Derived:
own have possess
noun Sense 3
(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
"they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
Type of:
control
Domain:
sport athletics
noun Sense 4
a territory that is controllled by a ruling state
Type of:
district territory territorial dominion
Kinds of:
Macao Macau British Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands
noun Sense 5
being controlled by passion or the supernatural
Type of:
enchantment spell trance
noun Sense 6
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
Type of:
mania passion cacoethes
noun Sense 7
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Type of:
resoluteness firmness resolve
Kinds of:
nerves presence of mind
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
1
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property belongings holding material possession white elephant control actual possession constructive possession criminal possession retention keeping district