Word Finder - stance

definition

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

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The fencer’s stance showed he was ready to begin.

definition

One's opinion or point of view.

example

I don’t agree with your stance on gun control.

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• position
• posture
• stand

definition

A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

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A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank.

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• stand

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A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business.

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• stand

definition

A stanza.

definition

To place, to position, to station; (specifically) to put (cattle) into an enclosure or pen in preparation for sale.

It was in his relaxed stance, the steadiness of his gaze.

The tension was heavy enough to make Taran lower his stance further.

No part of his stance or piercing look was welcoming and yet, she felt the urge to cross to him.

He said nothing but dropped into a fighting stance.

She stretched again before settling into an awkward stance across from him.

Kiera watched as he assumed the same position and shifted his stance into a new position.

Rhyn watched Ully inject one of the Immortals with some concoction derived from the immunity blood Sasha brought and lowered himself into a fighting stance.

Brady straightened from his sparring stance.

He was wary but not on guard, his stance relaxed and eyes narrowed.

They took a principled stance on Iraq.

While some are driven by dietary and health concerns, other vegetarians choose their way of eating as an ethical stance against animal cruelty or environmental damage.

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart with your feet angled slightly outward - once you're situated, you can increase the width of your stance if it's more comfortable.

The spotter stands in an athletic stance, knees slightly bent and shoulder-width apart, legs slightly staggered.

Start standing upright with your arms at your sides, then jump a little as you move your feet to a wide stance while raising your arms in wide arcs so they're stretched above your head.

The more wide the stance and the motion of the ball, the more benefit the exercise has.

Think of how you place your feet when standing on a bus -- that's the kind of stance you're looking for.

First, go back to that basic Pilates stance again and then put your feet together at both heels and toes.

Hold the ends of the band with both hands and step with both feet on the center of the band, adjusting your stance so that your feet are shoulder-width apart.

Modeling schools will help you develop a signature look, stance and walk.

The stance taken by networks like Limewire is that they are not responsible for what people do with their service - they simply provide a network that some people use to trade in accordance with copyright laws and some people don't.

In terms of ethos, they were fiercely aligned with punk rock's non-corporate stance.

Both from large families, Josh and Anna embrace the elder Duggars' family planning stance.

Once again, production took a proactive stance and made sure these stunts were safe.

Instead, take a proactive stance against this nemesis and practice a few tips that will keep your skin well protected while you're outside.

He lowered himself into a fighting stance.

For a long moment, she thought he was there to kill her, with his severe look and the ready stance.

Sasha was armed with two daggers and lowered himself into a fighting stance.

He moved a short distance away to more level ground and lowered himself into a fighting stance.

Rhyn lowered himself into a fighting stance and faced off against the two.

She lowered herself into a fighting stance.

Taran nodded and stripped off his tunic and excess weapons before dropping into a fighting stance opposite his challenger.

Rhyn snorted at her defiant stance and Kris.s respectful bow and leaned down to grab the rope binding Jade.s ankles.

It distracted her until he shifted her body forward to demonstrate and correct her stance.

He tested her balance and adjusted her stance before taking both wrists and moving her hands over her head.

Gabriel looked up from his stance peering into the murky Lake of Souls.

She was adamant that the club's stance has not changed.

He took a pragmatic stance toward knowledge.

Quiet stance was assessed using a triaxial accelerometer and balance performance monitor simultaneously.

The initial indication is that is should not be too far adrift from the stance we are taking in the UK.

Her vocabulary may have become archaic, but her stance was prescient and brave.

For me, to emphasize the positive stance of my own atheism is crucial (no pun intended ).

The man's stance suggests that he is engaged in a slapstick comedy routine, kicking the backside of the hapless fellow in front.

The judge was an ex proud bandsman who was very pleased to see bands unite to make a stance in Airdrie.

Much more signifi cant is their divergent stance toward the Gospels.

A tense and illuminating account of an extremely courageous stance taken against overwhelming odds.

I have got increasingly disillusioned with Blair's stance on Iraq.

This is in line with Government's desire to take a tougher stance on environmental crime and stresses the seriousness of illegally disposed waste.

Moreover, at one point, Stirner explicitly considers adopting the explanatory stance of psychological egoism only to reject it.

The ball position is back in your stance, opposite your right instep.

He argues that to give an intentional explanation of a system's behavior is merely to adopt the " intentional stance " toward it.