Definition of poses

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • poses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • poses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • poses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of poses


  • introduce (verb)

    Examples

    1. This poses an interesting question

    Synonyms

    1. present
  • be a mystery or bewildering to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. amaze
    2. baffle
    3. beat
    4. bewilder
    5. dumbfound
    6. flummox
    7. get
    8. gravel
    9. mystify
    10. nonplus
    11. perplex
    12. puzzle
    13. stick
    14. stupefy
    15. vex
  • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. affectation
    2. affectedness
    3. mannerism
  • put into a certain place or abstract location (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. lay
    2. place
    3. position
    4. put
    5. set
  • assume a posture as for artistic purposes (verb)

    Examples

    1. We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often

    Synonyms

    1. model
    2. posture
    3. sit
  • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. posture
  • pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions (verb)

    Examples

    1. She posed as the Czar's daughter

    Synonyms

    1. impersonate
    2. personate
  • affected manners intended to impress others (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. airs
  • a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes (noun)

See definition of poses in Merriam Webster