poises

/P OY1 Z IH0 Z/

noun

1
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
2
Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
3
Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
4
A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
5
A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
6
Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
7
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
8
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

verb

1
To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
2
To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
3
To be of a given weight; to weigh.
4
To add weight to, to weigh down.
5
To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
6
To 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.”
7
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
“The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.”
8
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

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