possum
/ˈpɒsəm/
possum noun: a marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
Noun
possum (plural possums)
Verb
possum (third-person singular simple present possums, present participle possuming, simple past and past participle possumed)
- To play possum; to feign sleep, illness, or death.
possum meaning in Tamil
possum in Tamil
- அமெரிக்க பைம்மா இன விலங்கு
Examples of possum in a sentence
- Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldn't bother us.
- The soldier played possum, fooling the sniper.
- We'd catch the possum an' then we'd help ourselves to the 'simmons.
Forms of possum
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | possums |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | possums |
| present participle | possuming |
| past participle | possumed |
| past | possumed |
Origin of possum
Derived from opossum by apheresis.
Words formed from possum
- act possum
- brush-tailed possum
- brushtail possum
- common possum
- common ringtail possum
- fairy possum
- feather-tailed possum
- Fergusson Island striped possum
- happy as a possum up a gum tree
- honey possum
- Leadbeater's possum
- northern brushtail possum
- play possum
- possum apple
- possum belly
- Possum Brush
- Possum Creek
- possum grape
- possumhaw
- possumlike
- possum pie
- possumwood
- pygmy possum
- ringtailed possum
- ringtail possum
- scaly-tailed possum
- shrew possum
- striped possum
- Virginia possum
Phrases with possum
Words that rhyme with possum
Questions about possum
- What does possum mean?
- Possum means a marsupial of several families of the order Diprotodontia, found in Australia and neighboring islands.
- What is possum in Tamil?
- Possum in Tamil is அமெரிக்க பைம்மா இன விலங்கு. See Possum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is possum?
- Possum can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce possum?
- Possum is pronounced /ˈpɒsəm/.
- What is the plural of possum?
- The plural of possum is possums.
Words near possum in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: possum (page history and authors); possum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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