Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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posture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
missionary position | Yes | No | No | No |
posture (noun) | missionary position (noun) |
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the arrangement of the body and its limbs | 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 |
characteristic way of bearing one's body | |
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | |
a rationalized mental attitude |
posture (verb) | missionary position (verb) |
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes | |
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others |