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possession > 7 senses
NOUN	1	possession, ownership	The act of having and controlling property
	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 controlled 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)

possession > pronunciation
Sounds	pahzeh'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...

possession > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of having and controlling property.
Synonyms	ownership
Broader	control
Narrower	actual possession; constructive possession; criminal possession; retention, keeping, holding
Verbs	possess

possession > noun 2, Tops
Meaning	Anything owned or possessed.
Broader	relation
Narrower	property, belongings, holding, material possession; white elephant; transferred property, transferred possession; circumstances; assets; treasure; liabilities

possession > noun 3, state
Meaning	Controlled by passion or the supernatural.
Broader	enchantment, spell, trance

possession > noun 4, motive
Meaning	A mania restricted to one thing or idea.
Synonyms	monomania
Broader	mania, passion, cacoethes

possession > noun 5, location
Meaning	A territory that is controlled by a ruling state.
Broader	district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
Instances	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

possession > noun 6, attribute
Meaning	The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.
Synonyms	self-control, self-possession, willpower, self-command, self-will
Broader	resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
Narrower	nerves; presence of mind

possession > noun 7, act
Meaning	(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck).
Examples	"they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
Category	sport, athletics
Broader	control

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