Definition of poses Poses
/powˈzʌz/ - [powzuz] -
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- poses (Noun)
Plural of pose.
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| pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes | ||
| attitude, posture, position a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" | ||
| pose - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||
| affectation, mannerism, affectedness | ||
| pretending, feigning, simulation, pretence, pretense the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) | ||
| attitude a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" | ||
| pose - affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me" | ||
| airs | ||
| affectedness the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) | ||
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| pose - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" | ||
| impersonate, personate | ||
| deceive, lead astray, betray cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | ||
| masquerade pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" | ||
| pose - 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 | ||
| acquit, comport, behave, deport, conduct, bear, carry pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | ||
| attitudinise, attitudinize assume certain affected attitudes | ||
| pose - 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" | ||
| put, set, place, position, lay | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| array, set out, lay out, range provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house" | ||
| unload, drop off, set down, put down, discharge, drop take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van" | ||
| knock back, put back, set back slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back" | ||
| rig, set up equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" | ||
| ensnare, entrap, frame, set up take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" | ||
| debark, disembark, set down go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" | ||
| put together, tack together, assemble, piece, tack, set up create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" | ||
| erect, rear, put up, set up, raise stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| postpone, defer, shelve, put over, prorogue, table, set back, put off, hold over, remit hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" | ||
| put back, replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" | ||
| bring down, land, put down cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house" | ||
| gaol, immure, put behind bars, incarcerate, jail, jug, imprison, remand, lag, put away stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" | ||
| put on, apply add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" | ||
| put up, post provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" | ||
| lay, repose, put down put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" | ||
| pass along, put across, communicate, pass on, pass transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" | ||
| inclose, stick in, enclose, insert, put in, introduce surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" | ||
| docket make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list | ||
| cock set the trigger of a firearm back for firing | ||
| postpose place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" | ||
| prepose place before another constituent in the sentence; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" | ||
| step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" | ||
| put back, replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" | ||
| stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" | ||
| plant put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" | ||
| intersperse introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions | ||
| snuggle, nestle position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" | ||
| pile place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| superimpose, lay over, superpose place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" | ||
| superpose place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide | ||
| park place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" | ||
| ensconce, settle fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" | ||
| dispose make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" | ||
| emplace put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" | ||
| emplace put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" | ||
| ship place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" | ||
| underlay provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" | ||
| trench dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | ||
| pigeonhole treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" | ||
| shelve place on a shelf; "shelve books" | ||
| jar place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" | ||
| repose put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people" | ||
| sign be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" | ||
| middle put in the middle | ||
| parallelize place parallel to one another | ||
| butt to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" | ||
| recess make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" | ||
| reposition place into another position | ||
| thrust, throw push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" | ||
| tee, tee up connect with a tee; "tee two pipes" | ||
| rack up supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) | ||
| coffin place into a coffin; "her body was coffined" | ||
| bed put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" | ||
| appose place side by side or in close proximity | ||
| place down, set down, put down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | ||
| sow, seed introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" | ||
| misplace place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" | ||
| juxtapose place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" | ||
| set down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | ||
| bottle put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" | ||
| bucket carry in a bucket | ||
| barrel put in barrels | ||
| ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject | ||
| pillow, rest rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" | ||
| mislay, misplace, lose place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" | ||
| upend set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents" | ||
| sit down, seat, sit take a seat | ||
| seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" | ||
| lay, repose, put down put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" | ||
| place upright, stand up, stand defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" | ||
| recline cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow" | ||
| plant, set put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" | ||
| instal, install, put in, set up set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" | ||
| situate, deposit, posit, fix put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" | ||
| ladle remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" | ||
| poise hold or carry in equilibrium | ||
| lean rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" | ||
| clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| rest be at rest | ||
| perch sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" | ||
| load corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" | ||
| cram prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam | ||
| set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments" | ||
| siphon move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank" | ||
| seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" | ||
| position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| glycerolise, glycerolize place in glycerol | ||
| space place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates" | ||
| marshal arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments" | ||
| settle down, settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" | ||
| throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" | ||
| imbricate overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate" | ||
| pose - 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" | ||
| perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound | ||
| bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, confuse, throw make stupid with alcohol | ||
| puzzle over try to solve | ||
| figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" | ||
| mix up, stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field" | ||
| riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" | ||
| elude, escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation" | ||
| pose - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" | ||
| model, sit, posture | ||
| display, exhibit, expose attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals | ||
| artistic creation, artistic production, art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" | ||
| ramp stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing | ||
| pose - introduce; "This poses an interesting question" | ||
| present | ||
| comprise, constitute, make up, be, represent form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" | ||
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Wiktionary
- pose (Noun)
position, posture, arrangement. - pose (Noun)
affectation. - pose (Noun)
common cold , head cold . - pose (Verb)
To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect. - pose (Verb)
Ask, set. - pose (Verb)
To constitute. - pose (Verb)
Assume or maintain a pose; strike an attitude. - pose (Verb)
To interrogate; to question. - pose (Verb)
To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand. - pose (Verb)
To ask someone questions; to interrogate. - pose (Verb)
To perplex or confuse someone.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pose (a.)
Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast. - pose (n.)
A cold in the head; catarrh. - pose (v. t.)
The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue. - pose (v. t.)
To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait. - pose (v. i.)
To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude. - pose (v. t.)
To interrogate; to question. - pose (v. t.)
To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Affected manners intended to impress others. -
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To assume a posture as for artistic purposes. -
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To behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress other. -
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(robotics) The position and orientation of a rigid body in space.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pōz, n. a position: an attitude, either natural or assumed.—v.i. to assume an attitude.—v.t. to put in a suitable attitude: to posit. [Fr.,—poser, to place—Low L. pausare, to cease—L. pausa, pause—Gr. pausis. Between Fr. poser and L. ponĕre, positum, there has been confusion, which has influenced the derivatives of both words.] -
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pōz, v.t. to puzzle: to perplex by questions: to bring to a stand.—ns. Pō′ser, one who, or that which, poses: a difficult question; Pō′sing.—adv. Pō′singly. [M. E. apposen, a corr. of oppose, which in the schools meant to 'argue against.'] -
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po-zā′, adj. (her.) standing still
