| Main Entry: | possess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have or obtain |
Synonyms: |
acquire, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, bear, carry, control, corner the market, corner*, dominate, enjoy, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have to name, hog, hold, latch on to, lock up, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, sit on, take over, take possession |
Antonyms: |
dispossess, lose, miss, not have |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support mentally |
Synonyms: |
cherish, entertain, exhibit, harbor, have, hold, hold up, maintain, possess, shoulder, sustain, uphold, weigh upon |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
| Main Entry: | boast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to have advantage |
Synonyms: |
be proud of, claim, exhibit, have in keeping, own, possess, pride oneself on, show off |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
Synonyms: |
allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, wow* |
Antonyms: |
displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | deflower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ravish; take away beauty |
Synonyms: |
assault, defile, deflorate, depredate, desecrate, despoil, devour, force, harm, have, mar, molest, outrage, possess, ravage, ravish, ruin, seduce, spoil, violate |
| Main Entry: | enjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have the benefit or use of |
Synonyms: |
be blessed, be favored, boast, command, experience, have, hold, maintain, occupy, own, possess, process, reap the benefits, retain, use |
Antonyms: |
lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit as a spirit |
Synonyms: |
agitate, agonize, annoy, appall, appear, be ever present, bedevil, beset, besiege, come back, disquiet, dwell, float, frighten, harass, harrow, hound, hover, infest, inhabit, intrude, madden, manifest, materialize, molest, nettle, obsess, overrun, permeate, pervade, pester, plague, possess, prey on, rack, reappear, recur, return, rise, spook, stay with, tease, terrify, terrorize, torment, trouble, vex, voodoo, walk, weigh on, worry |
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in possession |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, hog, hold, include, keep, land, latch on to, lock up, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, sit on, take, take in, teem with |
Antonyms: |
lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | hold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in one's hands, possession; grasp |
Synonyms: |
adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cork up, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, freeze to, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, keep close, keep out, lock up, maintain, not let go, nourish, occupy, own, palm, possess, press, put a lock on, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stay put, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring |
Antonyms: |
drop, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | inhabit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take up residence in |
Synonyms: |
abide, crash, dwell, indwell, live, locate, lodge, make one's home, occupy, park, people, perch, populate, possess, reside, roost, settle, squat, stay, tenant |
Antonyms: |
depart, leave, move, vacate |