lay vs pose

lay and pose both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
pose	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pose is a hypernym of lay; that is, pose is a word with a broader meaning than lay:

Other hypernyms of lay include lay, place, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay and pose are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lay include place, position, put, set.

lay (noun)	pose (noun)
a narrative poem of popular origin	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain	affected manners intended to impress others
	a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

lay (adjective)	pose (adjective)
not of or from a profession
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

lay (verb)	pose (verb)
put in a horizontal position	be a mystery or bewildering to
put into a certain place or abstract location	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
lay eggs	put into a certain place or abstract location
prepare or position for action or operation	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
	offer for others to consider