posture
     n 1: position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he
          assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: {position}, {attitude}]
     2: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good
        posture" [syn: {carriage}, {bearing}]
     3: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: {position}, {stance}]
     4: 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" [syn: {military capability}, {military strength},
         {strength}, {military posture}]
     v 1: 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" [syn: {pose}]
     2: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know
        the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: {model},
        {pose}, {sit}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0