pose

Nouns

  • (n) affected manners intended to impress others
    • don't put on airs with me
    airs,
  • (n) a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
  • (n) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display affectation, affectedness, mannerism,

Verbs

  • (v) introduce
    • This poses an interesting question
    present,
  • (v) assume a posture as for artistic purposes
    • We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
    posture, model, sit,
  • (v) pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
    • She posed as the Czar's daughter
    personate, impersonate,
  • (v) behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
    • Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
    • She postured and made a total fool of herself
    posture,
  • (v) put into a certain place or abstract location
    • Put your things here
    • Set the tray down
    • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
    • Place emphasis on a certain point
    lay, place, put, set, position,
  • (v) be a mystery or bewildering to
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me
    baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, stick, beat, get,

Synonyms

present airs posture model sit personate impersonate affectation affectedness mannerism lay place put set position baffle bewilder dumbfound flummox mystify nonplus perplex puzzle amaze stupefy gravel vex stick beat get

See also

defer postpone prorogue put off set back shelve table put over remit hold over put back replace knock back land put down bring down gaol immure imprison incarcerate jail jug put behind bars lag remand put away assemble put together tack together piece set up tack apply put on put up post lay repose communicate pass along put across pass on pass unload drop off set down discharge drop rig ensnare entrap frame debark disembark erect rear raise arrange array lay out set out range puzzle over figure out puzzle out solve lick work out work

Words of close approximity

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Poa POB pod Poe poi pol pom pop pot POW pox
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posed Poseidon poser poseur poseuse