posture vs sprawl

sprawl vs posture

posture and sprawl both are nouns.

posture and sprawl both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
posture	Yes	No	Yes	No
sprawl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sprawl is a hyponym of posture; that is, sprawl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than posture:

posture: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
sprawl: an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

Other hyponyms of posture include order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana, guard, sprawling, stance, tuck, standard anatomical position, back stance, crouch start.

posture (noun)	sprawl (noun)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs	an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
characteristic way of bearing one's body	an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
a rationalized mental attitude

posture (verb)	sprawl (verb)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes	sit or lie with one's limbs spread out
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others	go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

Difference between posture and sprawl

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