Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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posture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pose | Yes | No | Yes | No |
posture (noun) | pose (noun) |
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the arrangement of the body and its limbs | a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display |
characteristic way of bearing one's body | affected manners intended to impress others |
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes |
a rationalized mental attitude |
posture (verb) | pose (verb) |
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes | be a mystery or bewildering to |
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions |
put into a certain place or abstract location | |
assume a posture as for artistic purposes | |
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | |
offer for others to consider |