We found 43 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word poise:
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 General (28 matching dictionaries)
- poise, poise: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary [home, info]
- poise, poise: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- poise: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- poise: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Poise: Wiktionary [home, info]
- poise: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- poise: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- poise: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- poise (n.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Poise: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Poise: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- poise: Rhymezone [home, info]
- poise: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Hutchinson's Dictionary of Difficult Words [home, info]
- poise: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Hutchinson Dictionaries [home, info]
- poise: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words [home, info]
- poise: Luciferous Logolepsy [home, info]
- poise: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- poise: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- poise: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- poise: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Art (1 matching dictionary)
- POISE: Shakespeare Glossary [home, info]
Business (1 matching dictionary)
- Poise: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- poise: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
- poise: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- poise: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
- POISE: Acronym Finder [home, info]
Science (4 matching dictionaries)
- Poise: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
- Poise: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics [home, info]
- poise: General Chemistry Online [home, info]
- poise (P, Ps, or Po): How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement [home, info]
Tech (5 matching dictionaries)
- Poise: Glossary of Glassmaking Terms [home, info]
- poise: Glossary of Meteorology [home, info]
- Poise: National Glass Association Glossary [home, info]
- Poise (absolute viscosity): Oil Analysis [home, info]
- poise: Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary [home, info]
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Quick definitions (poise)
▸ 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
▸ verb: hold or carry in equilibrium
▸ verb: cause to be balanced or suspended
▸ verb: be motionless, in suspension ("The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked")
▸ verb: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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