POSSES

Etymology 1

Noun

posses

plural of posse

Etymology 2

Verb

posses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of poss

Anagrams

• s'poses, sposes

Source: Wiktionary


POSS

Poss, v. t. Etym: [See Push.]

Definition: To push; to dash; to throw. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] A cat . . . possed them [the rats] about. Piers Plowman.

POSSE

Pos"se, n.

Definition: See Posse comitatus. In posse. See In posse in the Vocabulary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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