stabs

1) pose, posture; 2) mode, manner, way; 3) measure; 4) because [of], due to, since; 5) coincidence, circumstance [IW]

manner/ attitude/ step; stance [RB]

instruction, compliments, mode, manner, way, measure, opportunity, fortune, causal connective, as they show, as they demonstrate [JV]

1) attitude, mode, manner, way, measure, 2) step; stance; posture. Syn stangs. 3) because of, due to, since [RY]