Pose vs. Poise

Posenoun

(archaic) Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

Posenoun

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

Posenoun

Affectation.

Poseverb

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

Poseverb

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

Poseverb

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

Poseverb

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

Poseverb

(intransitive) To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

Poseverb

To interrogate; to question.

Poseverb

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

Poseverb

(obsolete) To ask (someone) questions; to interrogate.

Poseverb

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

Poseverb

To perplex or confuse (someone).

Poseadjective

Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; - said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

Posenoun

A cold in the head; catarrh.

Posenoun

The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue.

Poseverb

To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.

Poseverb

To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude.

Poseverb

To interrogate; to question.

Poseverb

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

Posenoun

affected manners intended to impress others;

Posenoun

a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes

Posenoun

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Poseverb

introduce;

Poseverb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes;

Poseverb

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions;

Poseverb

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;

Poseverb

put into a certain place or abstract location;

Poseverb

be a mystery or bewildering to;

Poseverb

present or constitute (a problem or danger)

Poseverb

raise (a question or matter for consideration)

Poseverb

assume a particular position in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn

Poseverb

place (someone) in a particular position in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn

Poseverb

pretend to be (someone or something)

Poseverb

behave affectedly in order to impress others

Poseverb

puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem

Posenoun

a way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn

Posenoun

a particular way of behaving adopted in order to impress or to give a false impression

Poisenoun

(obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.

Poisenoun

The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

Poisenoun

That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Poisenoun

A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

Poisenoun

Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.

Poisenoun

Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.

Poisenoun

A condition of hovering, or being suspended.

Poisenoun

(physics) A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To be of a given weight; to weigh.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To add weight to, to weigh down.

Poiseverb

To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.

Poiseverb

To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.

Poiseverb

To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.

Poiseverb

To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

Poisenoun

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

Poisenoun

The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

Poisenoun

The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

Poisenoun

That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Poisenoun

a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure and tact in handling difficult social situations.

Poiseverb

To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.

Poiseverb

To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

Poiseverb

To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiseverb

To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.

Poiseverb

To weigh (down); to oppress.

Poiseverb

To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Poisenoun

a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

Poisenoun

a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

Poisenoun

great coolness and composure under strain;

Poiseverb

be motionless, in suspension;

Poiseverb

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Poiseverb

cause to be balanced or suspended

Poiseverb

hold or carry in equilibrium

Poisenoun

graceful and elegant bearing in a person

Poisenoun

composure and dignity of manner

Poisenoun

balance; equilibrium

Poisenoun

a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

Poiseverb

be or cause to be balanced or suspended

Poiseverb

be ready and prepared to do something