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pose vs position

position vs pose

pose and position both are nouns.

pose and position both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pose Yes No Yes No
position Yes No Yes No
As nouns, position is a hypernym of pose; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than pose:
  • pose: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
  • position: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Other hypernyms of pose include attitude, posture.
As verbs, pose and position are synonyms defined as:
  • pose and position: put into a certain place or abstract location
Other synonyms of pose include lay, place, put, set.
As verbs, position is a hyponym of pose; that is, position is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pose:
  • pose: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • position: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Other hyponyms of pose include enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, step, put back, replace, stratify, plant, intersperse, nestle, snuggle, pile, arrange, set up, lay over, superimpose, superpose, superpose, park, ensconce, settle, dispose, emplace, emplace, ship, underlay, trench, pigeonhole, shelve, jar, repose, sign, middle, parallelize, butt, recess, reposition, throw, thrust, tee, tee up, rack, rack up, coffin, bed, appose, place down, put down, set down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, set down, bottle, bucket, barrel, ground, pillow, rest, upend, seat, sit, sit down, seat, lay, put down, repose, place upright, stand, stand up, recline, plant, set, instal, install, put in, set up, deposit, fix, posit, situate, ladle, poise, lean, clap, rest, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
pose (noun) position (noun)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display the act of putting something in a certain place
affected manners intended to impress others a job in an organization
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
pose (verb) position (verb)
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 cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
put into a certain place or abstract location
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
offer for others to consider
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