POSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
   Synonym(s)
   • affectation (what does affectation mean?)
   • affectedness (what does affectedness mean?)
   • mannerism (what does mannerism mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretending (what does pretending mean?)
   • simulation (what does simulation mean?)
   • feigning (what does feigning mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attitude (what does attitude mean?)
   • radical chic (what does radical chic mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
2. Meaning
   • affected manners intended to impress others
   Synonym(s)
   • airs (what does airs mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • don”t put on airs with me
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affectedness (what does affectedness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
   • attitude (what does attitude mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • sit (what does sit mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)

POSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be a mystery or bewildering to
   Synonym(s)
   • amaze (what does amaze mean?)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • bewilder (what does bewilder mean?)
   • dumbfound (what does dumbfound mean?)
   • flummox (what does flummox mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • gravel (what does gravel mean?)
   • mystify (what does mystify mean?)
   • nonplus (what does nonplus mean?)
   • perplex (what does perplex mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • stupefy (what does stupefy mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This beats me!
   • Got me–I don”t know the answer!
   • a vexing problem
   • This question really stuck me
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • befuddle (what does befuddle mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stump (what does stump mean?)
   • mix up (what does mix up mean?)
   • riddle (what does riddle mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   See Also
   • puzzle over (what does puzzle over mean?)
   • solve (what does solve mean?)
   • work out (what does work out mean?)
   • figure out (what does figure out mean?)
   • puzzle out (what does puzzle out mean?)
   • lick (what does lick mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stupefaction (what does stupefaction mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • poser (what does poser mean?)
   • stumper (what does stumper mean?)
   • toughie (what does toughie mean?)
   • sticker (what does sticker mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • mystery (what does mystery mean?)
   • enigma (what does enigma mean?)
   • secret (what does secret mean?)
   • closed book (what does closed book mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pretend to be someone you are not
   • sometimes with fraudulent intentions
   Synonym(s)
   • impersonate (what does impersonate mean?)
   • personate (what does personate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She posed as the Czar’’s daughter
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deceive (what does deceive mean?)
   • betray (what does betray mean?)
   • lead astray (what does lead astray mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • masquerade (what does masquerade mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • portrayal (what does portrayal mean?)
   • characterization (what does characterization mean?)
   • enactment (what does enactment mean?)
   • personation (what does personation mean?)
   • impersonation (what does impersonation mean?)
   • personation (what does personation mean?)
   • imposture (what does imposture mean?)
   • impersonation (what does impersonation mean?)
   • impersonation (what does impersonation mean?)
   • personation (what does personation mean?)
   • impersonator (what does impersonator mean?)
   • imitator (what does imitator mean?)
   • poseur (what does poseur mean?)
   • poser (what does poser mean?)
3. Meaning
   • put into a certain place or abstract location
   Synonym(s)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Put your things here
   • Set the tray down
   • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   • Place emphasis on a certain point
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • insert (what does insert mean?)
   • enclose (what does enclose mean?)
   • inclose (what does inclose mean?)
   • stick in (what does stick in mean?)
   • put in (what does put in mean?)
   • introduce (what does introduce mean?)
   • docket (what does docket mean?)
   • cock (what does cock mean?)
   • postpose (what does postpose mean?)
   • prepose (what does prepose mean?)
   • step (what does step mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)
   • put back (what does put back mean?)
   • stratify (what does stratify mean?)
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • intersperse (what does intersperse mean?)
   • nestle (what does nestle mean?)
   • snuggle (what does snuggle mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • superimpose (what does superimpose mean?)
   • superpose (what does superpose mean?)
   • lay over (what does lay over mean?)
   • superpose (what does superpose mean?)
   • park (what does park mean?)
   • ensconce (what does ensconce mean?)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • emplace (what does emplace mean?)
   • emplace (what does emplace mean?)
   • ship (what does ship mean?)
   • underlay (what does underlay mean?)
   • trench (what does trench mean?)
   • pigeonhole (what does pigeonhole mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • jar (what does jar mean?)
   • repose (what does repose mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • put forward (what does put forward mean?)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
   • middle (what does middle mean?)
   • parallelize (what does parallelize mean?)
   • butt (what does butt mean?)
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • reposition (what does reposition mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • thrust (what does thrust mean?)
   • tee (what does tee mean?)
   • tee up (what does tee up mean?)
   • rack up (what does rack up mean?)
   • coffin (what does coffin mean?)
   • bed (what does bed mean?)
   • appose (what does appose mean?)
   • set down (what does set down mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   • place down (what does place down mean?)
   • sow (what does sow mean?)
   • sough (what does sough mean?)
   • seed (what does seed mean?)
   • misplace (what does misplace mean?)
   • juxtapose (what does juxtapose mean?)
   • set down (what does set down mean?)
   • bottle (what does bottle mean?)
   • bucket (what does bucket mean?)
   • barrel (what does barrel mean?)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
   • pillow (what does pillow mean?)
   • rest (what does rest mean?)
   • misplace (what does misplace mean?)
   • mislay (what does mislay mean?)
   • lose (what does lose mean?)
   • upend (what does upend mean?)
   • seat (what does seat mean?)
   • sit (what does sit mean?)
   • sit down (what does sit down mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   • repose (what does repose mean?)
   • stand (what does stand mean?)
   • stand up (what does stand up mean?)
   • place upright (what does place upright mean?)
   • recline (what does recline mean?)
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • install (what does install mean?)
   • instal (what does instal mean?)
   • put in (what does put in mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • situate (what does situate mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • posit (what does posit mean?)
   • deposit (what does deposit mean?)
   • ladle (what does ladle mean?)
   • poise (what does poise mean?)
   • lean (what does lean mean?)
   • clap (what does clap mean?)
   • rest (what does rest mean?)
   • perch (what does perch mean?)
   • load (what does load mean?)
   • cram (what does cram mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • siphon (what does siphon mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • glycerolize (what does glycerolize mean?)
   • glycerolise (what does glycerolise mean?)
   • space (what does space mean?)
   • marshal (what does marshal mean?)
   • settle (what does settle mean?)
   • settle down (what does settle down mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • imbricate (what does imbricate mean?)
   See Also
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • array (what does array mean?)
   • lay out (what does lay out mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • set down (what does set down mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   • unload (what does unload mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • knock back (what does knock back mean?)
   • put back (what does put back mean?)
   • rig (what does rig mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • ensnare (what does ensnare mean?)
   • entrap (what does entrap mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • disembark (what does disembark mean?)
   • debark (what does debark mean?)
   • set down (what does set down mean?)
   • assemble (what does assemble mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   • put together (what does put together mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tack together (what does tack together mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • erect (what does erect mean?)
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • put up (what does put up mean?)
   • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • array (what does array mean?)
   • lay out (what does lay out mean?)
   • set out (what does set out mean?)
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)
   • put back (what does put back mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • knock back (what does knock back mean?)
   • put back (what does put back mean?)
   • postpone (what does postpone mean?)
   • prorogue (what does prorogue mean?)
   • hold over (what does hold over mean?)
   • put over (what does put over mean?)
   • table (what does table mean?)
   • shelve (what does shelve mean?)
   • set back (what does set back mean?)
   • defer (what does defer mean?)
   • remit (what does remit mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)
   • imprison (what does imprison mean?)
   • incarcerate (what does incarcerate mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • immure (what does immure mean?)
   • put behind bars (what does put behind bars mean?)
   • jail (what does jail mean?)
   • jug (what does jug mean?)
   • gaol (what does gaol mean?)
   • put away (what does put away mean?)
   • remand (what does remand mean?)
   • assemble (what does assemble mean?)
   • piece (what does piece mean?)
   • put together (what does put together mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tack together (what does tack together mean?)
   • put on (what does put on mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • put up (what does put up mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   • put down (what does put down mean?)
   • repose (what does repose mean?)
   • communicate (what does communicate mean?)
   • pass on (what does pass on mean?)
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • put across (what does put across mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • placement (what does placement mean?)
   • location (what does location mean?)
   • locating (what does locating mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • positioning (what does positioning mean?)
   • emplacement (what does emplacement mean?)
   • rotary actuator (what does rotary actuator mean?)
   • positioner (what does positioner mean?)
   • space (what does space mean?)
   • blank space (what does blank space mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • topographic point (what does topographic point mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • placement (what does placement mean?)
   • arrangement (what does arrangement mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • setting (what does setting mean?)
4. Meaning
   • assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
   • sit (what does sit mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We don”t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • exhibit (what does exhibit mean?)
   • display (what does display mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ramp (what does ramp mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
   • attitude (what does attitude mean?)
   • artist’s model (what does artist’s model mean?)
   • sitter (what does sitter mean?)
   • sitting (what does sitting mean?)
   • posing (what does posing mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • poser (what does poser mean?)
   • sitting (what does sitting mean?)
   • posing (what does posing mean?)
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • poser (what does poser mean?)
5. Meaning
   • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
   Synonym(s)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Don”t pay any attention to him–he is always posing to impress his peers!
   • She postured and made a total fool of herself
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • behave (what does behave mean?)
   • acquit (what does acquit mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • deport (what does deport mean?)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • comport (what does comport mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attitudinize (what does attitudinize mean?)
   • attitudinise (what does attitudinise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • affectation (what does affectation mean?)
   • mannerism (what does mannerism mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • affectedness (what does affectedness mean?)
   • airs (what does airs mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
6. Meaning
   • introduce
   Synonym(s)
   • present (what does present mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This poses an interesting question
   Hypernyms(s) pose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • constitute (what does constitute mean?)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)
   • make up (what does make up mean?)
   • comprise (what does comprise mean?)
   • be (what does be mean?)