Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pose | Yes | No | Yes | No |
sign | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
pose (noun) | sign (noun) |
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a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted |
affected manners intended to impress others | a public display of a message |
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes | a gesture that is part of a sign language |
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | |
a character indicating a relation between quantities | |
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | |
a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified | |
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | |
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | |
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) | |
(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease |
pose (adjective) | sign (adjective) |
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used of the language of the deaf |
pose (verb) | sign (verb) |
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be a mystery or bewildering to | be engaged by a written agreement |
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions | communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs |
put into a certain place or abstract location | mark with one's signature; write one's name (on) |
assume a posture as for artistic purposes | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate |
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | communicate in sign language |
offer for others to consider | place signs, as along a road |
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | |
engage by written agreement |