posture

nouns

the arrangement of the body and its limbs
"he assumed an attitude of surrender"
attitude, position, posture
is derived from
postural
characteristic way of bearing one's body
"stood with good posture"
bearing, carriage, posture
is derived from
postural
a rationalized mental attitude
position, posture, stance
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
"we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
military capability, military posture, military strength, posture, strength

verbs

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
"Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
pose, posture
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
model, pose, posture, sit