POSE

(noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
synonyms : affectation , affectedness , mannerism
Her generosity was merely a pose to make the others like her. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) affected manners intended to impress others
"don't put on airs with me"
synonyms : airs
(noun) a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
The photographer directed the models to arrange themselves in a seated pose on the garden bench. -added by naila_inlas
Aishwarya's famous pose. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!", "Got me--I don't know the answer!", "a vexing problem", "This question really stuck me"
synonyms : amaze , baffle , beat , bewilder , dumbfound , flummox , get , gravel , mystify , nonplus , perplex , puzzle , stick , stupefy , vex
he had her totally baffled with the convoluted story he came up with to explain his absence. -added by diviya_inlas
Mary was puzzled by John's loud behavior at the party. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
"She posed as the Czar's daughter"
synonyms : impersonate , personate
(verb) put into a certain place or abstract location
"Put your things here", "Set the tray down", "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children", "Place emphasis on a certain point"
synonyms : lay , place , position , put , set
(verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
synonyms : model , posture , sit
(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!", "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
synonyms : posture
(verb) introduce
"This poses an interesting question"
synonyms : present

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