Thesaurus: possessive

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1. a. Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession.
2. n. The possessive case.
3. n. A possessive word/pronoun">pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
4. adj. serving to express or indicate possession
5. adj. desirous of owning
6. adj. having or showing a desire to control or dominate
7. n. the case expressing ownership
8. Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness. -- Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name; her home; my book. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case. 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
9. Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicatingpossession. Possessive case (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the caseof nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin, or somepossessive relation of one thing to another; as, Homer's admirers;the pear's flavor; the dog's faithfulness.-- Possessive pronoun, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his name;her home; my book.
10. j:94/n:6 a. serving to express or indicate possession s. desirous of owning s. having or showing a desire to control or dominate