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