Dictionary entry details
• POSE (noun)
Meaning:
Affected manners intended to impress others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
pose; airs
Context example:
don't put on airs with me
Hypernyms ("pose" is a kind of...):
affectedness (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))
Meaning:
A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pose" is a kind of...):
attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)
Meaning:
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
affectation; affectedness; mannerism; pose
Hypernyms ("pose" is a kind of...):
feigning; pretence; pretending; pretense; simulation (the act of giving a false appearance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pose"):
attitude (a theatrical pose created for effect)
radical chic (an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them)
• POSE (verb)
Meaning:
Introduce
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
pose; present
Context example:
This poses an interesting question
Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):
be; comprise; constitute; make up; represent (form or compose)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
posture; pose; model; sit
Context example:
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):
ramp (be rampant)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
personate; impersonate; pose
Context example:
She posed as the Czar's daughter
Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):
betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):
masquerade (pretend to be someone or something that you are not)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
posture; pose
Context examples:
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 (to "pose" is one way to...):
acquit; bear; behave; carry; comport; conduct; deport (behave in a certain manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):
attitudinise; attitudinize (assume certain affected attitudes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Put into a certain place or abstract location
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
set; put; place; lay; position; pose
Context examples:
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 (to "pose" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):
pillow; rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)
lose; mislay; misplace (place (something) where one cannot find it again)
upend (set, turn, or stand on end)
seat; sit; sit down (show to a seat; assign a seat for)
lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)
place upright; stand; stand up (put into an upright position)
recline (cause to recline)
ground (place or put on the ground)
barrel (put in barrels)
bucket (put into a bucket)
bottle (put into bottles)
set down (put or settle into a position)
juxtapose (place side by side)
misplace (place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position)
seed; sough; sow (place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth)
place down; put down; set down (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place)
appose (place side by side or in close proximity)
plant; set (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground)
instal; install; put in; set up (set up for use)
deposit; fix; posit; situate (put (something somewhere) firmly)
throw (to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly)
settle; settle down (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground)
marshal (place in proper rank)
space (place at intervals)
glycerolise; glycerolize (place in glycerol)
position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
siphon (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action)
set (put into a position that will restore a normal state)
cram (put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled)
load (put (something) on a structure or conveyance)
perch (cause to perch or sit)
rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)
clap (put quickly or forcibly)
lean (cause to lean or incline)
poise (cause to be balanced or suspended)
ladle (put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle)
imbricate (place so as to overlap)
bed (put to bed)
coffin (place into a coffin)
ensconce; settle (fix firmly)
park (place temporarily)
superpose (place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide)
lay over; superimpose; superpose (place on top of)
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
pile (place or lay as if in a pile)
nestle; snuggle (position comfortably)
intersperse (place at intervals in or among)
plant (place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive)
stratify (form, arrange, or deposit in layers)
put back; replace (put something back where it belongs)
step (place (a ship's mast) in its step)
prepose (place before another constituent in the sentence)
postpose (place after another constituent in the sentence)
cock (set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)
docket (place on the docket for legal action)
enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (introduce)
emplace (put into place or position)
emplace (provide a new emplacement for guns)
rack up (place in a rack)
tee; tee up (place on a tee)
throw; thrust (place or put with great energy)
reposition (place into another position)
recess (put into a recess)
butt (place end to end without overlapping)
parallelize (place parallel to one another)
middle (put in the middle)
sign (place signs, as along a road)
put forward; stick (cause to protrude or as if to protrude)
ship (place on board a ship)
underlay (put (something) under or beneath)
trench (set, plant, or bury in a trench)
pigeonhole (place into a small compartment)
shelve (place on a shelf)
jar (place in a cylindrical vessel)
repose (to put something (eg trust) in something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They pose the bags on the table
Meaning:
Be a mystery or bewildering to
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
perplex; nonplus; mystify; flummox; dumbfound; bewilder; baffle; puzzle; stupefy; amaze; gravel; vex; pose; stick; beat; get
Context examples:
This beats me! / Got me--I don't know the answer! / a vexing problem / This question really stuck me
Hypernyms (to "pose" is one way to...):
bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pose"):
mix up; stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)
riddle (set a difficult problem or riddle)
elude; escape (be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
