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• pos|sum|haw — «POS uhm H», noun. 1. a shrub or small tree, a variety of holly, having small, red or orange fruit and growing in the southeastern United States; bearberry. 2. a shrub of the honeysuckle family found in wet areas of the southeastern United… …   Useful english dictionary

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• o|pos|sum — «uh POS uhm», noun. a small animal that carries its young in a pouch or on its back. The opossum is a mammal, feeds at night, and lives mostly in trees. There are several kinds, making up a family of animals. One kind, when caught or frightened,… …   Useful english dictionary

• pos — ad·i·pos·i·ty; an·tero·pos·te·ri·or; an·thro·pos·co·py; an·thro·pos·o·phy; bal·a·no·pos·thi·tis; col·pos; com·pos·ed·ly; com·pos·er; com·pos·i·tae; com·pos·ite·ness; com·pos·i·tive; com·pos·i·tor; com·pos·i·tum; com·pos; com·pos·si·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

• sum — ab·o·ma·sum; ad·sum; alys·sum; ani·sum; as·sum·a·ble; as·sum·a·bly; as·sum·er; breast·sum·mer; bres·sum·mer; con·sum·ed·ly; con·sum·ing·ly; con·sum·ing·ness; con·sum·ma·tion; con·sum·ma·tive; con·sum·ma·tor; cris·sum; cyn·o·glos·sum; dor·sum;… …   English syllables

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• possum — pos·sum …   English syllables

• possum — pos•sum [[t]ˈpɒs əm[/t]] n. pl. sums, (esp. collectively) sum. 1) mam opossum 2) brit. any of many marsupials of the families Phalangeridae, Petauridae, and Burramidae, of Australia and neighboring islands • play possum Etymology: 1725–35 …   From formal English to slang

• possum — pos|sum [ˈpɔsəm US ˈpa: ] n also opossum [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: opossum] 1.) one of various types of small furry animals that climb trees and live in America or Australia 2.) play possum informal to pretend to be asleep or dead so that someone …   Dictionary of contemporary English