POSSESSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • anything owned or possessed
   Hyponym(s)
   • property (what does property mean?)
   • belongings (what does belongings mean?)
   • holding (what does holding mean?)
   • material possession (what does material possession mean?)
   • white elephant (what does white elephant mean?)
   • transferred property (what does transferred property mean?)
   • transferred possession (what does transferred possession mean?)
   • circumstances (what does circumstances mean?)
   • assets (what does assets mean?)
   • treasure (what does treasure mean?)
   • liabilities (what does liabilities mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of having and controlling property
   Synonym(s)
   • ownership (what does ownership mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) possession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • actual possession (what does actual possession mean?)
   • constructive possession (what does constructive possession mean?)
   • criminal possession (what does criminal possession mean?)
   • retention (what does retention mean?)
   • keeping (what does keeping mean?)
   • holding (what does holding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • own (what does own mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
   • possess (what does possess mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they took possession of the ball on their own goal line
   Hypernyms(s) possession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
   Synonym(s)
   • self-command (what does self-command mean?)
   • self-control (what does self-control mean?)
   • self-possession (what does self-possession mean?)
   • self-will (what does self-will mean?)
   • willpower (what does willpower mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) possession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • resoluteness (what does resoluteness mean?)
   • firmness (what does firmness mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   • resolution (what does resolution mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • nerves (what does nerves mean?)
   • presence of mind (what does presence of mind mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a territory that is controllled by a ruling state
   Hypernyms(s) possession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • district (what does district mean?)
   • territory (what does territory mean?)
   • territorial dominion (what does territorial dominion mean?)
   • dominion (what does dominion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Macao (what does Macao mean?)
   • Macau (what does Macau mean?)
   • British Virgin Islands (what does British Virgin Islands mean?)
   • United States Virgin Islands (what does United States Virgin Islands mean?)
   • American Virgin Islands (what does American Virgin Islands mean?)
   • VI (what does VI mean?)
   • Gilbert and Ellice Islands (what does Gilbert and Ellice Islands mean?)
   • Faroe Islands (what does Faroe Islands mean?)
   • Faeroe Islands (what does Faeroe Islands mean?)
   • Faroes (what does Faroes mean?)
   • Faeroes (what does Faeroes mean?)
   • French Polynesia (what does French Polynesia mean?)
   • French Oceania (what does French Oceania mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a mania restricted to one thing or idea
   Synonym(s)
   • monomania (what does monomania mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) possession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mania (what does mania mean?)
   • passion (what does passion mean?)
   • cacoethes (what does cacoethes mean?)
7. Meaning
   • being controlled by passion or the supernatural
   Hypernyms(s) possession is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enchantment (what does enchantment mean?)
   • spell (what does spell mean?)
   • trance (what does trance mean?)