The Clue
Carriage (7 letter answer)
The Answer
POSTURE
Tags
Notes
The answer POSTURE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Attitude
Attitudinize
Stance
Frame of mind
Stooped shoulders, e.g.
Poor thing about a slouch
Definition
POSTURE as a noun:
1. (position, posture, attitude) = the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
2. (carriage, bearing, posture) = characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
3. (position, stance, posture) = a rationalized mental attitude
4. (military capability, military strength, strength, military posture, posture) = 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"
POSTURE as a verb:
1. (pose, posture) = 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"
2. (model, pose, sit, posture) = assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"