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| attitudinize |
to display intentionally a particular attitude; strike a pose; posture. |
| body language |
the shifts of posture, gestures, and facial expressions that communicate nonverbally, sometimes supplementing and sometimes diverging from or contradicting verbal communication. |
| carriage |
the manner of carrying oneself; posture; bearing. [1/5 definitions] |
| erect |
upright in posture or position. [1/7 definitions] |
| lordosis |
a mating posture of some female mammals, such as the rat, in which the back is arched downward. [1/3 definitions] |
| poise |
the way one carries oneself; posture. [1/6 definitions] |
| set |
bearing; posture. [1/25 definitions] |
| slack1 |
in a slack state, posture, or manner; slackly. [1/12 definitions] |
| slouch |
to sit, stand, or move with a bent, careless posture. [2/4 definitions] |
| slump |
a slouching or drooping posture. [1/6 definitions] |
| sprawl |
a sprawling posture or position. [1/5 definitions] |
| square-shouldered |
having a posture or build with the shoulders straight across rather than sloping. |
| squat |
a squatting posture or position. [1/6 definitions] |
| standing |
the act or posture of a person or thing that stands. [1/7 definitions] |
| stoop1 |
a posture in which the head and shoulders slump forward and downward. [1/7 definitions] |
| straight |
in an upright posture. [1/20 definitions] |
| upright |
having an erect posture. [1/8 definitions] |
| windup |
in baseball, the coordinated movements of a pitcher's arms, legs, and body to reach the proper posture for pitching the ball. [1/3 definitions] |
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