| NOUN | attribute | posture, position, attitude | the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | posture, carriage, bearing | characteristic way of bearing one's body | |
| cognition | posture, position, stance | a rationalized mental attitude | |
| attribute | posture, military capability, military strength, strength, military posture | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | |
| VERB | social | posture, pose | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others |
| perception | posture, model, pose, sit | assume a posture as for artistic purposes |
| Sounds | paa'scher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | characteristic way of bearing one's body. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "stood with good posture" | |
| Synonyms | carriage, bearing | |
| Narrower | awkwardness, clumsiness | The carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant |
| gracefulness | beautiful carriage | |
| slouch | A stooping carriage in standing and walking | |
| walk, manner of walking | manner of walking | |
| Broader | bodily property | An attribute of the body |
| Spanish | porte | |
| Catalan | port | |
| Adjectives | postural | of or relating to or involving posture |
| Meaning | A rationalized mental attitude. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | position, stance | |
| Narrower | hard line | A firm and uncompromising stance or position |
| point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint | A mental position from which things are viewed | |
| Broader | attitude, mental attitude | A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways / ways |
| Spanish | actitud, posición, postura | |
| Catalan | actitud, posició, postura | |
| Meaning | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "politicians have neglected our military posture" | |
| Synonyms | military capability, military strength, strength, military posture | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | firepower | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target |
| sea power | naval strength | |
| Broader | capability, capableness | The quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
| Meaning | Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She postured and made a total fool of herself" | |
| Synonym | pose | |
| Narrower | attitudinize, attitudinise | assume certain affected attitudes |
| Broader | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | Behave in a certain manner |
| Spanish | figurar | |
| Catalan | fardar, presumir | |
| Meaning | assume a posture as for artistic purposes. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | model, pose, sit | |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| Narrower | ramp | Be rampant |
| Broader | expose, exhibit, display | To show, make visible or apparent |
| Spanish | posar | |
| Catalan | posar | |
| Nouns | posture | the arrangement of the body and its limbs |
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