Definitions
1.nounA state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
2.nounComposure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
3.nounMien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
4.nounA condition of hovering, or being suspended.
5.nounA CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
6.nounWeight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
7.nounThe weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
8.nounThat which causes a balance; a counterweight.
9.verbTo hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
10.verbTo counterpoise; to counterbalance.
11.verbTo be of a given weight; to weigh.
12.verbTo add weight to, to weigh down.
13.verbTo hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
14.verbTo hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used."I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited."
15.verbTo keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced."The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff."
16.verbTo ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.