POSE Synonyms
There are 36 hypernyms of the word pose. (close relations)
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posture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the arrangement of the body and its limbs • characteristic way of bearing one's body • a rationalized mental attitude • capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war verb • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others • assume a posture as for artistic purposes | ||||||||
affectation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||||||||
affectedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||||||||
airs | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • affected manners intended to impress others | ||||||||
amaze | verbv | |||||||
verb • affect with wonder • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
baffle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) | ||||||||
beat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a regular route for a sentry or policeman • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music • a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations • a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior • the sound of stroke or blow • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • a regular rate of repetition • a stroke or blow • the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing adjective satellite • very tired verb • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression • hit repeatedly • move rhythmically • shape by beating • make a rhythmic sound • glare or strike with great intensity • move with a thrashing motion • sail with much tacking or with difficulty • stir vigorously • strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music • be superior • avoid paying • make a sound like a clock or a timer • move with a flapping motion • indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion • make by pounding or trampling • produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly • strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting • beat through cleverness and wit • be a mystery or bewildering to • wear out completely | ||||||||
bewilder | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • cause to be confused emotionally | ||||||||
dumbfound | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
flummox | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
get | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent verb • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract • enter or assume a certain state or condition • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition • receive a specified treatment (abstract) • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • go or come after and bring or take back • go through (mental or physical states or experiences) • take vengeance on or get even • achieve a point or goal • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone • give certain properties to something • move into a desired direction of discourse • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of • attract and fix • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot • reach by calculation • acquire as a result of some effort or action • purchase • perceive by hearing • suffer from the receipt of • receive as a retribution or punishment • leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form • reach and board • irritate • evoke an emotional response • apprehend and reproduce accurately • earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher • overcome or destroy • be a mystery or bewildering to • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
gravel | nounn | |||||||
noun • rock fragments and pebbles verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • cover with gravel • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
impersonate | verbv | |||||||
verb • assume or act the character of • represent another person with comic intentions • pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions | ||||||||
lay | verbv | |||||||
noun • a narrative song with a recurrent refrain • a narrative poem of popular origin adjective satellite • characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy • not of or from a profession verb • put into a certain place or abstract location • put in a horizontal position • prepare or position for action or operation • lay eggs • impose as a duty, burden, or punishment | ||||||||
mannerism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual • an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures. • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||||||||
model | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process • a type of product • a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor • representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) • something to be imitated • someone worthy of imitation • a representative form or pattern • a woman who wears clothes to display fashions • the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) adjective satellite • worthy of imitation verb • plan or create according to a model or models • form in clay, wax, etc • assume a posture as for artistic purposes • display (clothes) as a mannequin • create a representation or simulation of • construct a model in the likeness of | ||||||||
mystify | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • make mysterious | ||||||||
nonplus | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to | ||||||||
perplex | verbv | |||||||
verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • make more complicated | ||||||||
personate | verbv | |||||||
verb • pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions • attribute human qualities to something | ||||||||