Dictionary Check: posture
"posture" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
noun
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Example:
"he assumed an attitude of surrender"
noun
characteristic way of bearing one's body
Example:
"stood with good posture"
noun
a rationalized mental attitude
noun
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
Example:
"we faced an army of great strength"
verb
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Example:
"Don't pay any attention to him — he is always posing to impress his peers!"
verb
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Example:
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
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