possession
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of having and controlling property
Types & categories
- control hypernym
- actual possession hyponym
- constructive possession hyponym
- criminal possession hyponym
- retention hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
anything owned or possessed
Types & categories
- relation hypernym
- property hyponym
- white elephant hyponym
- transferred property hyponym
- circumstances hyponym
- assets hyponym
- treasure hyponym
- liabilities hyponym
Sense 3 noun
being controlled by passion or the supernatural
Types & categories
- trance hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
Types & categories
- mania hypernym
Related & opposite
- monomaniacal derivation
Sense 5 noun
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
Types & categories
- territory hypernym
- Macao instance hyponym
- British Virgin Islands instance hyponym
- United States Virgin Islands instance hyponym
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands instance hyponym
- Faroe Islands instance hyponym
- French Polynesia instance hyponym
Sense 6 noun
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Types & categories
- resoluteness hypernym
- nerves hyponym
- presence of mind hyponym
Sense 7 noun
(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
they took possession of the ball on their own goal line
Types & categories
- control hypernym
Related & opposite
- sport domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | owner |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | possessor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | own |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | actual possession |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | constructive possession |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | criminal possession |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retention |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | relation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | property |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | white elephant |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | transferred property |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | circumstances |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | assets |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | treasure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | liabilities |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | trance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | monomaniacal |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mania |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | territory |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Macao |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | British Virgin Islands |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | United States Virgin Islands |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Faroe Islands |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | French Polynesia |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | resoluteness |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | nerves |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | presence of mind |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |