pose vs riddle

pose and riddle both are nouns.

pose and riddle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, riddle is a hyponym of pose; that is, riddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pose:

pose: be a mystery or bewildering to
riddle: set a difficult problem or riddle

Other hyponyms of pose include mix up, stump, elude, escape.

pose (noun)	riddle (noun)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display	a coarse sieve (as for gravel)
affected manners intended to impress others	a difficult problem
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

pose (verb)	riddle (verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to	explain a riddle
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions	set a difficult problem or riddle
put into a certain place or abstract location	speak in riddles
assume a posture as for artistic purposes	pierce with many holes
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others	separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
offer for others to consider	spread or diffuse through

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