pose
VERBNOUN
/poʊz/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P
pose is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1S1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does pose mean?
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Introduce.
“This poses an interesting question”
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Be a mystery or bewildering to.
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3
Put into a certain place or abstract location.
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Assume a posture as for artistic purposes.
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
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5
Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others.
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Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions.
“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
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Affected manners intended to impress others.
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A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes.
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