Poses - English meaning

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

noun

Behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress.

Usage examples:

The affectation of a man who measures every word for effect

noun

Speech or behavior that is not natural or sincere and is used to produce a certain effect

Usage examples:

[ c ] she has many annoying little affectations.

noun

A settled way of thinking or feeling about something.

Usage examples:

He was questioned on his attitude to south africa

noun

The way you feel about something or someone, or a particular feeling or opinion

Usage examples:

[ u ] start each day with a positive attitude., [ c ] people’s attitudes toward family are set very…

noun

A feeling or opinion about something, especially when this shows in your behaviour

Usage examples:

Attitude towards sb/sth we need team players with a positive attitude towards work., what is your e…

verb

Adopt or express a particular attitude or attitudes, typically just for effect.

Usage examples:

Her column is an exercise in smug attitudinizing

verb

Adopt or express a particular attitude or attitudes, typically just for effect.

Usage examples:

Her column is an exercise in smug attitudinizing

noun

A person's way of standing or moving.

Usage examples:

A man of precise military bearing

verb

Carry the weight of; support.

Usage examples:

The bees form large colonies and need the thick branches of tall trees to bear the weight of their …

noun

Connection to or influence on a result

Usage examples:

The fact that he was ordered to stand trial has no bearing on whether he’ll be found guilty., she w…

noun

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Usage examples:

The cause of the accident is not clear

verb

Make (something, especially something bad) happen.

Usage examples:

This disease can cause blindness

conjunction

Short for because.

verb

Be (a part) of a whole.

Usage examples:

Lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor

verb

To be or be considered as

Usage examples:

The president said that these policies constitute a threat to the united states., asians constitute…

verb

To be the parts that form something

Usage examples:

Economy travellers constitute about 80% of the airline's business., giving feedback on individual s…

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

verb

Put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen.

Usage examples:

The palace used to display a series of tapestries

noun

A performance, show, or event staged for public entertainment.

Usage examples:

A display of fireworks

verb

Something intended to communicate a particular impression

noun

Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence.

Usage examples:

An attempt at dissimulation

noun

The fact of trying to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions

Usage examples:

He was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy.

noun

The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.

Usage examples:

The house has a half-timbered facade

noun

The front of a building

Usage examples:

The façade is made of limestone., behind her façade of gentleness was a tough competitor.

noun

The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.

Usage examples:

A page at the front of the book had been torn out

adjective

Of or at the front.

Usage examples:

The front cover of the magazine

verb

(of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.

Usage examples:

The flats which fronted crow road

verb

Pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud.

Usage examples:

It's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer

verb

To intentionally copy another person’s speech, appearance, or behavior

Usage examples:

To impersonate a movie star, he was charged with impersonating a police officer.

noun

A false show or pretence.

Usage examples:

I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long

verb

Pretend to be someone one is not.

Usage examples:

A journalist masquerading as a man in distress

noun

A party or dance in which people wear masks (= coverings for the face)

Usage examples:

There were dozens of masquerade balls, parades, street dances, and fancy dress parties., i’m afraid…

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

phrasal verb

Be accepted as or taken for a particular kind of person or thing.

Usage examples:

He could pass for a native of sweden

phrasal verb

To appear to be something or someone else, or try to make others believe that they are

Usage examples:

These watches are good-quality fakes, and would pass for the genuine article in a store.

verb

Play the part of (a character in a drama).

Usage examples:

Here was our village cobbler in a french uniform, personating the general

noun

An attempt to hide your feelings from other people, or to entertain them, by deliberately behaving in a way that does not represent your true feelings

Usage examples:

Don't take any notice of him - it's just play-acting.

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

noun

The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.

Usage examples:

I got out of the car in an alert posture

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

Usage examples:

A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

adjective

In a particular place.

Usage examples:

A doctor must be present at the ringside

noun

The period of time now occurring.

Usage examples:

They are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present

verb

Give or award formally or ceremonially.

Usage examples:

The duke presented certificates to the men

noun

An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true.

Usage examples:

His anger is masked by a pretence that all is well

noun

A way of behaving that is intended to deceive people

Usage examples:

She made absolutely no pretence of being interested., they kept up (= continued) a pretence of norm…

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

verb

Allow or cause (something) to be visible.

Usage examples:

A white blouse will show the blood

noun

A spectacle or display, typically an impressive one.

Usage examples:

Spectacular shows of bluebells

verb

Make visible or noticeable

idiom

Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

phrasal verb

Display someone or something that is a source of pride.

Usage examples:

Her jeans were tight-fitting, showing off her compact figure

phrasal verb

Boastfully display one's abilities or accomplishments.

Usage examples:

He was showing off, trying to make a really big impression

verb

Adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.

Usage examples:

I sat next to him at dinner

noun

A period of sitting.

Usage examples:

A sit in the shade

verb

Take a seat

noun

The way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person's posture.

Usage examples:

She altered her stance, resting all her weight on one leg