Word Finder - posed

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To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

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To pose a model for a picture.

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To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

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To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

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(in the phrase "to pose as") To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.

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To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.

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To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

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To interrogate; to question.

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To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.

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To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.

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To puzzle, non-plus, or embarrass with difficult questions.

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To perplex or confuse (someone).

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Firm; determined; fixed.

That was where they posed for the wedding pictures.

By their edgy exchanges, he could tell Rissa knew her advisor posed some danger.

She gave another high-pitched whinny and posed beside him.

However, I continue to feel dissatisfied with the solutions posed.

The health risks posed by homelessness are also incontrovertible.

The problem which was to be settled by a century of strife was now posed.

Red-headed bluebills teased us for a while but eventually a couple posed very well, my sixth lifer.

The challenges posed by these demands require the analytical chemist to be well versed in a diverse range of scientific areas.

Many thought that the presence of lawyers undermined the relative informality of hearings and posed some difficulty for the lay panel members.

A chemical approach may, however, be used to dissect many of the seemingly intractable problems which have been posed.

The question posed in the NY Times nevertheless is whether critics with such outsize public images can really claim to be impartial judges?

The UK portal posed specific difficulties during construction as the tunnel passed through a major landslip at the base of Castle Hill.

Common scrapie has never posed a risk to human health and the newer atypical scrapie has never been shown to transfer to humans.

As we were waiting an Ashy cuckoo shrike posed on a tree near to which a Bamboo lemur was spotted by our eagle-eyed guide.

Nowhere to take the college game uranium metal posed Gabriel stokes.

School syringe threat highlighted A nationwide campaign has been launched to help combat the dangers posed by discarded syringes left on school premises.

With that in mind, let me turn first to the challenges posed by international terrorism.

To ensure authenticity, the ads were totally unscripted, allowing students to give genuine responses to the questions posed to them.

A good part of this book portrays the dangers posed by high-technology weapons, including space-based weaponry.

The threat posed by workfare to the unionized workforce could not be more obvious.

This latter belief, which was, moreover, flattering to their vanity, the Greek leaders were astute enough to foster; the propaganda of Adamantios Coraes (q.v.) had done its work; and wily brigands, like Odysseus of Ithaka, assuming the style and trappings of antiquity, posed as the champions of classic culture against the barbarian.

The Reformation, inspired by the same energy of resuscitated life as the Renaissance, assisted by the same engines of the printing-press and paper, using the same apparatus of scholarship, criticism, literary skill, being in truth another manifestation of the same world-movement under a diverse form, now posed itself as an irreconcilable antagonist to Renaissance Italy.

While the threat of general war has receded other threats including those posed by ' rogue ' states remain.

The debate on threat posed by the Islamic headscarf, to the concept of secularism in French society.

Most complications that result from septal surgery relate to the inherent risks posed by nasal surgery.

In some respects even greater danger is posed by short-range tactical nuclear weapons.

So the recent challenge has been to design a project that will answer the question posed by poor smolt survival.

There were, however, some who expressed concern about the risk posed by tissues of subclinical animals at the time.

The beds posed as a tempting offer to relieve our tired eyes, but lunch beckoned.

However, the reason I posed those questions, was to point out that CO is tooting thier own horn.

Britain seemed utterly unready to meet the challenge posed by the best-prepared and commanded army in Europe.

Dan Koretsky posed for a picture with Will Oldham holding a wad of crisp bills fanned out in front of his face.

Essien is wary of the threat posed by Liverpool and believes the game will be decided by the battle in midfield.

While concerns about lead paint continue to make headlines, the biggest safety concern is a possible choking hazard posed by a toy with small parts.

In 2008 there was a major recall of more than 115,000 pacifiers because they posed a choking hazard to infants.

I hope you will seriously consider the questions I have posed, and re-evaluate your current plans.

The question of whether or not solar energy should be included in the plan to fight global warming was posed as a debate on Juggle.

With the exception of highly stylized art images, most photographers who shoot artistic portraits would rather have lifelike positions and expressions over the calculated look of overly posed subjects.

This type of background works best for a traditional posed portrait, since unusual poses may not lend themselves to such a formal backfrop.

A smaller number of subjects can be posed to fit onto a pre-printed background where larger groups require a bit more planning.

To capture posed portraits and shots of children, a high-end SLR with optical stabilization features and center point autofocus will render crisp, clear images.

Likewise, photographers face similar challenges when shooting posed subjects.

If posed correctly the subject should appear slim and trim.

Make sure they know what type of photos you want taken, such as only posed traditional shots or more candid moments.

Not caring about the risk posed to work or relationships.

Tiffany - once sang in shopping malls and posed in Playboy magazine.

She posed for Playboy for the December 1995 issue, which sold over 4 million copies and became the best-selling issue for the 1990s.

Ray posed for the men's magazine FHM in 2003.

Recently, Cindy posed for Playboy magazine, with a portion of the proceeds from each issue sold benefiting the charity.

I wanted to do something that would raise awareness and money for infertility so I "Posed for a Purpose" and donated a portion of the sales to Resolve.org, the infertility organization that I am a spokeperson for.