possession

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the act of having and controlling property (Freq. 10)
• Syn:
ownership
• Derivationally related forms:
owner (for: ownership), possess
• Hypernyms:
control
• Hyponyms:
actual possession, constructive possession, criminal possession, retention, keeping, holding
2. anything owned or possessed (Freq. 6)
• Hypernyms:
relation
• Hyponyms:
property, belongings, holding, white elephant, transferred property,
transferred possession, circumstances, assets, treasure, liabilities
3. being controlled by passion or the supernatural
• Hypernyms:
enchantment, spell, trance
4. a mania restricted to one thing or idea
• Syn:
monomania
• Derivationally related forms:
monomaniacal (for: monomania)
• Hypernyms:
mania, passion, cacoethes
5. a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
• Hypernyms:
district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
• Instance Hyponyms:
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
6. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
• Syn:
self-control, self-possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will
• Hypernyms:
resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
• Hyponyms:
nerves, presence of mind
7. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)
- they took possession of the ball on their own goal line
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
control

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  self-control, self-possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-will, monomania, ownership