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poise
/pɔɪz/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters
- verb
be motionless, in suspension
The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked
- 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
- verb
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- verb
cause to be balanced or suspended
- noun
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium