pose
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
affected manners intended to impress others
don't put on airs with me
Types & categories
- affectedness hypernym
Related & opposite
- posture derivation
Sense 2 verb
introduce
This poses an interesting question
Types & categories
- make up hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
Types & categories
- posture hypernym
Related & opposite
- pose derivation
Sense 4 verb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- sitting derivation
- posture derivation
- pose derivation
- artist's model derivation
- poser derivation
- artistic creation domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Types & categories
- pretense hypernym
- attitude hyponym
- radical chic hyponym
Related & opposite
- posture derivation
Sense 6 verb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
She posed as the Czar's daughter
Types & categories
- deceive hypernym
- masquerade hyponym
Related & opposite
- portrayal derivation
- personation derivation
- imposture derivation
- imitator derivation
- poser derivation
Sense 7 verb
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
Types & categories
- deport hypernym
- attitudinize hyponym
Related & opposite
- affectation derivation
- pose derivation
Sense 8 verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
Put your things here
Types & categories
- move hypernym
- put in hyponym
- docket hyponym
- cock hyponym
- postpose hyponym
- prepose hyponym
- step hyponym
- put back hyponym
- stratify hyponym
- plant hyponym
- intersperse hyponym
- snuggle hyponym
- pile hyponym
- arrange hyponym
- superimpose hyponym
- superpose hyponym
- park hyponym
- ensconce hyponym
- dispose hyponym
- emplace hyponym
- emplace hyponym
- ship hyponym
- underlay hyponym
- trench hyponym
- pigeonhole hyponym
- shelve hyponym
- jar hyponym
- repose hyponym
- sign hyponym
- middle hyponym
- parallelize hyponym
- butt hyponym
- recess hyponym
- reposition hyponym
- throw hyponym
- tee hyponym
- rack up hyponym
- coffin hyponym
- bed hyponym
- appose hyponym
- put down hyponym
- sow hyponym
- misplace hyponym
- juxtapose hyponym
- set down hyponym
- bottle hyponym
- bucket hyponym
- barrel hyponym
- ground hyponym
- pillow hyponym
- misplace hyponym
- upend hyponym
- seat hyponym
- seat hyponym
- lay hyponym
- place upright hyponym
- recline hyponym
- plant hyponym
- install hyponym
- posit hyponym
- ladle hyponym
- poise hyponym
- lean hyponym
- clap hyponym
- rest hyponym
- perch hyponym
- load hyponym
- cram hyponym
- set hyponym
- siphon hyponym
- seat hyponym
- position hyponym
- glycerolize hyponym
- space hyponym
- marshal hyponym
- settle hyponym
- throw hyponym
- imbricate hyponym
Related & opposite
- communicate also see
- put back also see
- apply also see
- arrange also see
- array also see
- unload also see
- lay also see
- put up also see
- assemble also see
- erect also see
- disembark also see
- land also see
- jail also see
- rig also see
- entrap also see
- table also see
- knock back also see
- locating derivation
- set derivation
- rotary actuator derivation
- placement derivation
- blank space derivation
- position derivation
- setting derivation
- spot derivation
Sense 9 verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
This beats me!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- puzzle over also see
- solve also see
- obfuscation derivation
- mystification derivation
- obfuscation derivation
- mystery derivation
- puzzle derivation
- stumper derivation
- stupefaction derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | posture |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | affectedness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | make up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pose |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | posture |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sitting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | posture |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pose |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | artist's model |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | poser |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | artistic creation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | display |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ramp |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | posture |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | pretense |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | attitude |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | radical chic |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | portrayal |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | personation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | imposture |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | imitator |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | poser |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | deceive |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | masquerade |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | affectation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pose |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | deport |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | attitudinize |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | communicate |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | put back |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | apply |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | arrange |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | array |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | unload |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | lay |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | put up |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | assemble |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | erect |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | disembark |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | land |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | jail |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | rig |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | entrap |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | table |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | knock back |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | locating |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | set |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotary actuator |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | placement |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | blank space |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | position |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | setting |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | spot |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | put in |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | docket |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cock |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | postpose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | prepose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | step |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | put back |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | stratify |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | plant |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | intersperse |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuggle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pile |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | arrange |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | superimpose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | superpose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | park |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | ensconce |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | dispose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | emplace |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | emplace |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | ship |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | underlay |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | trench |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pigeonhole |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | shelve |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | jar |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | repose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | sign |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | middle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | parallelize |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | butt |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | recess |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | reposition |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | tee |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | rack up |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | coffin |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | appose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | put down |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | sow |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | misplace |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | juxtapose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | set down |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | bucket |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | barrel |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | pillow |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | misplace |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | upend |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | seat |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | seat |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | lay |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | place upright |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | recline |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | plant |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | install |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | posit |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | ladle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | poise |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | lean |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | clap |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | rest |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | perch |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | load |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cram |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | set |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | siphon |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | seat |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | position |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | glycerolize |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | space |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | marshal |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | settle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | imbricate |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | puzzle over |
| 9 | also see | Related & opposite | solve |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscation |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystification |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscation |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystery |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | puzzle |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | stumper |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | stupefaction |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | confound |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | stump |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | riddle |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | elude |