POSTURE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • characteristic way of bearing one’’s body
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • stood with good posture
    Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a rationalized mental attitude
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) posture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

POSTURE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • assume a posture as for artistic purposes
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)