pose
pose is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To interrogate; to question. [Obs.] "She . . . posed him and sifted him." Bacon.
- 2.To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand. A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to pose and puzzle him. Barrow.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- amidst
- and
- aspect
- attitude
- chorography
- circumjacence
- direction
- entourage
- environment
- environs
- footing
- geography
- ground
- have
- here
- hereabouts
- its
- latitude
- lie
- limited
- local
- locale
- locality
- location
- loco
- longitude
- map
- passim
- place
- position
- post
- posture
- seat
- site
- situate
- situated
- situation
- space
- spot
- stage
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
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Definition-first questions whose answer is pose.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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