Synonyms:
poise
Meaning: 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
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
poise
Meaning: be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
Synonyms:
brace, poise
Meaning: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Synonyms:
poise
Meaning: cause to be balanced or suspended
Usage examples
Nothing yet had been able to disturb his poise.
"I do not!" Then gathering her poise again, "What did I say?"
The alert poise of the man showed a nature constantly on guard against surprise--the typical soldier in action.
"I don't--but it is the prospect of future gain, not the reality of present losses, that has taken me off my poise," she said.
His mind preserved its steady poise as if sheltered in the passionless stability of private and public decencies at home in Europe.
His style has a brio, a poise, a savoir faire, a je ne sais quoi, which stamps all his work with the cachet of literary superiority.
The cut and color of the dress, the poise of the body, and the manner of walking could all be made expressions of artistic personality.
I could not believe, however, that this was at all the notion she had in mind, and what little poise I had was completely shattered by the suggestion.
Nervousness and mental strain are common sources of mouth and throat constriction, so make the battle for poise and self-confidence for which we pleaded in the opening chapter.
Some women are so expressive under strong emotion that every gesture, a turn of the head, a glance of the eyes, the lifting of a hand or the poise of the body, speaks with a tongue of eloquence, and such was Mary.