noun Download 🔗Share Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights. Examples : "After the flood, people searched the muddy fields for their lost possessions, hoping to salvage anything that wasn't completely ruined, even though they didn't own the land where the items were found. " property asset business economy finance law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something that is owned. Examples : "I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that." property asset thing economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own. Examples : "After the fire, they lost all of their possessions. " property asset finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A territory under the rule of another country. Examples : "During the colonial era, France had many overseas possessions in Africa and Asia. " politics nation government world Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity. Examples : "Back then, people with psychiatric disorders were sometimes thought to be victims of demonic possession." supernatural religion mythology soul mind condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The condition of being under the control of strong emotion or madness. Examples : "The actor convincingly portrayed the character's possessions by demons, his eyes wide with terror and his body contorting in unnatural ways. " mind emotion condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive. Examples : "The scoreboard shows a little football symbol next to the name of the team that has possession." sport position game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball. Examples : "The coach emphasized the importance of quick possessions to move the ball down the field and create scoring opportunities. " sport game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership. Examples : "The thief stole all of his possessions. " grammar language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading