poses
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Is poses a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. affected manners intended to impress othersExamples: "don't put on airs with me"Synonyms: airs, pose
2. a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposesSynonyms: pose
3. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated displaySynonyms: affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose
verb (English)
1. introduceExamples: "This poses an interesting question"Synonyms: pose, present
2. assume a posture as for artistic purposesExamples: "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"Synonyms: model, pose, posture, sit
3. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentionsExamples: "She posed as the Czar's daughter"Synonyms: impersonate, personate, pose
4. behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress othersExamples: "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"Synonyms: pose, posture
5. put into a certain place or abstract locationExamples: "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"Synonyms: lay, place, pose, position, put, set
6. be a mystery or bewildering toExamples: "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel
Definition source: Wiktionary