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Word: poise (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A condition of hovering, or being suspended
  • A state of balance, equilibrium or stability
  • composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation
  • mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body
  • obsolete Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
  • physics A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter.

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Verb:

  • To balance or to hover
  • To draw up into readiness

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