| NOUN | act | possession, ownership | the act of having and controlling property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tops | possession | anything owned or possessed | |
| state | possession | being controlled by passion or the supernatural | |
| motive | possession, monomania | a mania restricted to one thing or idea | |
| location | possession | a territory that is controlled by a ruling state | |
| attribute | possession, self-control, self-possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will | the trait of resolutely / resolutely controlling your own behavior | |
| act | possession | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) |
| Sounds | pahzeh'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of having and controlling property. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | ownership | |
| Narrower | actual possession | (law) immediate and direct physical control over property |
| constructive possession | (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it | |
| criminal possession | (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances | |
| retention, keeping, holding | The act of retaining something | |
| Broader | control | The activity of managing or exerting control over something |
| Spanish | posesión, propiedad, tenencia | |
| Catalan | pertinença, possessió, propietat, tinença | |
| Verbs | possess | have ownership or possession of |
| Meaning | Anything owned or possessed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | assets | Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company |
| circumstances | A person's financial situation (good or bad) | |
| liabilities | Anything that is owed to someone else | |
| property, belongings, holding | Something owned | |
| transferred property, transferred possession | A possession whose ownership changes or lapses | |
| treasure | Any possession that is highly valued by its owner | |
| white elephant | A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive | |
| Broader | relation | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
| Spanish | posesión | |
| Catalan | possessió | |
| Meaning | Controlled by passion or the supernatural. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | enchantment, spell, trance | A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation |
| Spanish | posesión | |
| Catalan | possessió | |
| Meaning | A mania restricted to one thing or idea. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | monomania | |
| Broader | mania, passion, cacoethes | An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
| Spanish | monomanía | |
| Catalan | monomania | |
| Meaning | A territory that is controlled by a ruling state. | |
|---|---|---|
| Instances | British Virgin Islands | More than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited) |
| Faroe Islands, Faeroe Islands, Faroes, Faeroes | A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands | |
| French Polynesia, French Oceania | A French overseas possession in the South Pacific | |
| Gilbert and Ellice Islands | A former British possession in Micronesia | |
| Macao, Macau | A former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea | |
| United States Virgin Islands, American Virgin Islands, VI | More than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands | |
| Broader | district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion | A region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
| Catalan | possessió | |
| Meaning | The trait of resolutely / resolutely controlling your own behavior. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | self-control, self-possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will | |
| Narrower | nerves | Control of your emotions |
| presence of mind | self-control in a crisis | |
| Broader | resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution | The trait of being resolute |
| Spanish | autocontrol, autodominio, fuerza de voluntad | |
| Catalan | autocontrol, força de voluntat | |
| Meaning | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | control | The activity of managing or exerting control over something |
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