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upright
Adjective
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A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end.
There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.
offensive
Adjective
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Something offensive is mean, insulting, and unpleasant.
He said something so offensive to her that she cried.
Most feminists find pornography offensive.
She noticed an offensive smell from the blocked drain.
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If something is offensive, it has to do with a play where the team is trying to score.
The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.
offensive
Noun
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An attack.
The Marines today launched a major offensive.
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In a position of attacking or being able to attack.
He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.
posture
Noun
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A posture is a position of the body.
At the start of a race, the runners crouch down into a starting posture.