'Poise' definitions:
Definition of 'poise'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
noun
A state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
noun
Great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid]
verb
Be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
verb
Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: brace, poise]
verb
Cause to be balanced or suspended
verb
Hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: poise, balance]
Definition of 'Poise'
From: GCIDE
- Poise \Poise\, n. [OE. pois, peis, OF. pois, peis, F. poids, fr. L. pensum a portion weighed out, pendere to weigh, weigh out. Cf. Avoirdupois, Pendant, Poise, v.] [Formerly written also peise.]
- 1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness. "Weights of an extraordinary poise." --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight. [1913 Webster]
- Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of judgment. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 5. a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure and tact in handling difficult social situations. [PJC]
Definition of 'Poise'
From: GCIDE
- Poise \Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poised, ; p. pr. & vb. n. Poising.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Poise, n., and cf. Pensive.] [Formerly written also peise.]
- 1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. [1913 Webster]
- Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance. [1913 Webster]
- One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh. [1913 Webster]
- He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Poise'
From: GCIDE
- Poise \Poise\, v. i. To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt. [1913 Webster]
- The slender, graceful spars Poise aloft in air. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'poise'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodate,
- action,
- actions,
- activity,
- acts,
- address,
- adjust,
- affectation,
- air,
- aplomb,
- arrogance,
- aspire,
- assurance,
- assuredness,
- back,
- balance,
- ballast,
- bearing,
- beck,
- beckon,
- become airborne,
- behavior,
- behavior pattern,
- behavioral norm,
- behavioral science,
- belief,
- body language,
- calmness,
- cancel,
- carriage,
- certitude,
- charade,
- chironomy,
- claw skyward,
- cocksureness,
- coequality,
- coextension,
- compensate,
- comportment,
- composure,
- conduct,
- confidence,
- confidentness,
- control,
- conviction,
- cool,
- coolness,
- coordinate,
- correspondence,
- counterbalance,
- counterpoise,
- countervail,
- courage,
- culture pattern,
- custom,
- dactylology,
- deaf-and-dumb alphabet,
- demeanor,
- deportment,
- dignity,
- diplomacy,
- doing,
- doings,
- dumb show,
- equability,
- equality,
- equalize,
- equanimity,
- equate,
- equation,
- equilibrium,
- equipoise,
- equipollence,
- equiponderance,
- equity,
- equivalence,
- equivalency,
- even,
- even up,
- evenness,
- faith,
- fit,
- float,
- fly,
- fly aloft,
- folkway,
- gain altitude,
- gesticulation,
- gesture,
- gesture language,
- gestures,
- goings-on,
- grace,
- guise,
- hand signal,
- hang,
- hover,
- hubris,
- identity,
- imperturbability,
- integrate,
- justice,
- kinesics,
- kite,
- leave the ground,
- level,
- level head,
- levelheadedness,
- levelness,
- likeness,
- maintien,
- manner,
- manners,
- method,
- methodology,
- methods,
- mien,
- modus vivendi,
- motion,
- motions,
- movement,
- movements,
- moves,
- observable behavior,
- overconfidence,
- oversureness,
- overweening,
- overweeningness,
- pantomime,
- par,
- parallelism,
- parity,
- pattern,
- plane,
- pomposity,
- port,
- pose,
- positiveness,
- possession,
- posture,
- practice,
- praxis,
- prepare,
- presence,
- presence of mind,
- pride,
- procedure,
- proceeding,
- proportion,
- reserve,
- restraint,
- sang-froid,
- security,
- sedateness,
- self-assurance,
- self-command,
- self-confidence,
- self-control,
- self-importance,
- self-possession,
- self-reliance,
- self-restraint,
- serenity,
- settled belief,
- shrug,
- sign language,
- soar,
- social science,
- spire,
- square,
- stabilitate,
- staidness,
- stance,
- stasis,
- steady,
- strike a balance,
- style,
- subjective certainty,
- support,
- sureness,
- surety,
- symmetry,
- tact,
- tactics,
- take off,
- tone,
- tranquillity,
- trust,
- uphold,
- way,
- way of life,
- ways,
- well-regulated mind,
- zoom