a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"
a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"
prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate"
compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
the verbal act of agreeing
the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"
the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music"
a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm"
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR
the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"
used of plants; capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
suitable to your needs or similar to your nature; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock