nnoun.act(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)Topic:photographypicture taking
Synset:sitting
Examples:- he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
Derivationally Related Form:sitpose
Hypernyms:motility motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:sittingmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativeintroduceSynset:pose present
Examples:- This poses an interesting question
Hypernyms:be comprise constitute make up represent
Inherited Hypernyms:presentconstitute
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.perceptionassume a posture as for artistic purposesTopic:artartistic creationartistic production
Synset:model pose posture sit
Examples:- We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Derivationally Related Form:posesittingposingposermodelsitterposture
Hypernyms:display exhibit expose
Inherited Hypernyms:modelexposeshow
Direct Hyponyms:ramp
Full Troponyms:ramp
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationpretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentionsSynset:impersonate personate pose
Examples:- She posed as the Czar's daughter
Derivationally Related Form:poserimpersonationpersonationimpersonator
Hypernyms:betray deceive lead astray
Inherited Hypernyms:posedeceivemisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:masquerade
Full Troponyms:masquerade
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: pose)
vverb.socialbehave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress othersSynset:pose posture
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
Derivationally Related Form:pose
Hypernyms:acquit bear behave carry comport conduct deport
Inherited Hypernyms:posebehaveact
Inherited Hypernyms:posebehavehold
Direct Hyponyms:attitudiniseattitudinize
Full Troponyms:attitudinize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contactput into a certain place or abstract locationSynset:lay place pose position put set
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
Derivationally Related Form:placementpositionersetplacepositionsetting
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:putmove
Direct Hyponyms:apposearrangebarrelbedbottlebucketbuttclapcockcoffincramdepositdisposedocketemplaceencloseensconcefixglyceroliseglycerolizegroundimbricateincloseinsertinstalinstallintersperseintroducejarjuxtaposeladlelaylay overleanloadmarshalmiddlemisplacenestleparallelizeparkperchpigeonholepilepillowplace downplace uprightplantpoisepositpositionpostposepreposeput backput downput inrack uprecessreclinereplacereposerepositionrestseatseedsetset downset upsettlesettle downshelveshipsignsiphonsitsit downsituatesnugglesowspacestandstand upstepstick instratifysuperimposesuperposeteetee upthrowthrusttrenchunderlayupend
Full Troponyms:addressafforestaimalphabetizeapposearrangebarrelbeadbedblowbottlebroadcastbucketburybuttcascadecatenatecatheterizechainchargecheckrowclapcockcodifycoffincollatecompartconcatenateconcordcordcorralcovercramcupdeclaredeploydevelopdibbledigestdisentangledisposedocketdrapedraw a bead ondressemplaceensconceevenfeedfoistgglassglycerolizegradategroundhang upholdhousecleanimbricateinjectinoculateinseminateinsertinsetinstallinterleaveinterlockintersperseinterstratifyjamjarjuxtaposeladlelayleanlevelline uploadmakemarshalmiddlemisplacenestleorderorganizeorientoverstuffpackpadpairparallelizeparkperchpigeonholepilepillowpitchplankplantplayplugpoisepoppositionpostpostposepreenpreposepuddlepyramidrack uprailrangerange inratravelre-afforestrearrangereburyrecessreclinerecodereducereforestregularizereinstallreplacereplantreposerepositionreseatreshipreshufflerestrestructureretrofitrickrootscatterseatsedimentseedserializesetset downsettleshelveshipsightsignsiphonsituateslipsowspacespatspawnspring-cleansquaresquare upstackstaggerstandstemstepstraightenstratifystringstring outstructurestuffsuperimposesuperposeswingsystematizetargetteaseteethrowtidytreetrenchturnunderlayupendwire
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the bags on the table (apply to: pose, set, place, position, put, lay)
vverb.cognitionbe a mystery or bewildering toSynset:amaze baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex
Examples:- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
Derivationally Related Form:puzzlepuzzlerbafflementmystificationbewildermentposerstupefactionmystifierpuzzlementmystery
Hypernyms:bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw
Inherited Hypernyms:perplexconfusebe
Direct Hyponyms:eludeescapemix upriddlestump
Full Troponyms:beggardefyeluderiddlestump
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder, nonplus, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy, flummox) | The good news will --- her (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder, nonplus, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy, flummox)