Vocabulary : Posture to Pot lead

Posture : The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude. ;; Place; position; situation. ;; State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs. ;; To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model. ;; To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose. ;; Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
Postured : of Posture
Posturer : One who postures.
Posturing : of Posture
Postzygapophyses : of Postzygapophysis

Postzygapophysis : A posterior zygapophysis.
Posy : A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. ;; A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay.
Pot : Alt. of race ;; To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed. ;; To secure; gain; win; bag. ;; To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy. ;; The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing or card playing; the pool; ;; a horse heavily backed; a favorite. ;; A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also pot helmet. ;; The total of the bets at one time; the pool. ;; A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot. ;; An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug. ;; The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale. ;; A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney; a chimney pot. ;; A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot. ;; A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc. ;; A perforated cask for drain
Pot lace : Lace whose pattern includes one or more representations of baskets or bowls from which flowers spring.
Pot lead : Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing vessels to diminish friction.

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