what does posture mean?
POSTURE as NOUN
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- characteristic way of bearing one’’s body
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Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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- he assumed an attitude of surrender
Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
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- we faced an army of great strength
- politicians have neglected our military posture
Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a rationalized mental attitude
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Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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POSTURE as VERB
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- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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- We don”t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
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- Don”t pay any attention to him–he is always posing to impress his peers!
- She postured and made a total fool of herself
Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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