Posture

Noun1.posture - position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command
bodily property - an attribute of the body
ballet position - classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet
decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed)
eversion - the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot"
lithotomy position - a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
lotus position - a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga
missionary position - a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples
pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"
ectopia - abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)
asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga)
guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up"
sprawl, sprawling - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
stance - standing posture
tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
2.posture - characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
bodily property - an attribute of the body
manner of walking, walk - manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
slouch - a stooping carriage in standing and walking
gracefulness - beautiful carriage
clumsiness, awkwardness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
3.posture - a rationalized mental attitude
attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
hard line - a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"
point of view, standpoint, viewpoint, stand - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
4.posture - capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
sea power - naval strength
capability, capableness - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
firepower - (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Verb1.posture - 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"
deport, comport, acquit, behave, conduct, bear, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
attitudinise, attitudinize - assume certain affected attitudes
2.posture - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
ramp - be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"

 

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