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[ verb ] introduce
Synonyms Examples "This poses an interesting question" Used in print (The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)For he knows that the first and sometimes most difficult job is to know what the question is - that when it is accurately identified it sometimes answers itself , and that the way in which it is posed frequently shapes the answer . Related terms |
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[ verb ] assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Examples "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Flanked by marble urns and alabaster lamps , they seemed to be posing for a tribal portrait . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)The men did not object to his sketching them while they went_about their work , but no_one could be persuaded to come to his studio to pose . |
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[ verb ] pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Synonyms Examples "She posed as the Czar's daughter" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune,...)They , on_occasion , posed as addicts and peddlers '' . Related terms deceive masquerade masquerade poseur portrayal impersonator impersonation |
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[ noun ] affected manners intended to impress others
Synonyms Examples "don't put on airs with me" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (theater) pretend to be someone or something that you are not
Synonyms Examples "he is masquerading as the expert on th Internet" "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" Related terms |
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[ verb ] behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Synonyms Examples "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!" "She postured and made a total fool of herself" Related terms |
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[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location
Examples "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" Related terms move situate install settle arrange park lay seat plant replace misplace throw lean set_down sow superimpose space cock recess stand clap position stick throw juxtapose marshal set_down ground butt pillow docket ensconce poise rest misplace glycerolize stow pitch middle sign prepose postpose parallelize reposition barrel pile tee superpose bucket bottle coffin rack_up perch load bed cram trench appose jar shelve upend set ladle pigeonhole siphon repose intersperse raise assemble assemble arrange postpone postpone lay put_on communicate replace range range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark set_back |
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[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location
Examples "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" Related terms put move install settle arrange lay park seat insert plant replace misplace throw set_down lean sow superimpose bury space deposit stick stand recess clap position cock throw juxtapose glycerolize marshal misplace butt ensconce rest poise docket set_down pillow ground plant stratify nestle bottle emplace barrel bucket recline middle sign repose intersperse parallelize postpose pile reposition superpose tee prepose load perch cram trench coffin rack_up upend pigeonhole ladle underlay appose bed siphon set emplace ship step jar shelve imbricate raise assemble arrange postpone lay put_on communicate replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark topographic_point position space set setting |
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[ verb ] be a mystery or bewildering to
Examples "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
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[ noun ] a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
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