POISE

Meaning of POISE in English

(n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

POISE — n. equilibrie; v. equilibrar
English interlingue dictionary
POISE — I. verb (~d; poising) see: pensive Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. balance , to hold supported or suspended without motion …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English poisen (also, to weigh), from Middle French pois-, stem of peser, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POISE — (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (n.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
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POISE — (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (v.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — ( n. ) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — poise 1 /poyz/ , n. , v. , poised, poising . n. 1. a state of balance or equilibrium, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( poised ; pois·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POISE — v that which causes a balance; a counterweight. 2. poise ·noun to hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. 3. …
Webster English vocab
POISE — [poise] n [ME poyse weight, heaviness, fr. MF pois, fr. L pensum, fr. neut. of pensus, pp. of pendere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POISE — poise BrE AmE pɔɪz ▷ poised pɔɪzd ▷ poises ˈpɔɪz ɪz -əz ▷ poising ˈpɔɪz ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POISE — I. poise 1 /pɔɪz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pois 'weight, heaviness' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POISE — 1. If someone has poise , they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. It took a moment for Mark to recover …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISE — 1. If someone has ~, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. It took a moment for Mark to recover his …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POISE — I. noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES poised between sth and sth ▪ Ahead of it the Wyrmberg turned from a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POISE — [noun] [U] approving - calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or gracefulness and balance in the way a …
Cambridge English vocab
POISE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ the natural ~ and balance of the body ▪ social ▪ She never lost her …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POISE — n. 25B6; noun poise and good deportment : GRACE, gracefulness, elegance, balance, control. in spite of the setback she retained …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POISE — n. 1 balance, equilibrium, equipoise, equiponderance, parity, par The chariots of the gods in even poise, obeying the rein, glide …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POISE — (P) A cgs unit of resistance to fluid flow ( viscosity ). If a force of 1 dyne is needed …
General Chemistry English Glossary
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise ≈ букв. 'уравновешенная тяжесть' (от устаревшего значения poise - 'тяжесть') Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISE — poise.ogg 1. pɔız n 1. равновесие, устойчивость to lose to recover one's poise - потерять восстановить равновесие ср. тж. 2, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POISE — poise сущ.1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise — букв. "уравновешенная тяжесть" (от устаревшего значения poise - "тяжесть") Syn:balance, equilibrium, equipoise …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POISE — 1. pɔız n 1. равновесие, устойчивость to lose to recover one's poise - потерять восстановить равновесие ср. тж. 2, 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise — букв. "уравновешенная тяжесть" ( от устаревшего значения poise - "тяжесть" ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise — букв. "уравновешенная тяжесть" (от устаревшего значения poise - "тяжесть") Syn: balance, equilibrium, equipoise 2) перен. уравновешенность; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise ≈ букв. 'уравновешенная тяжесть' (от устаревшего значения poise - 'тяжесть') Syn : …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISE — (v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (v.) Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — ( v. ) Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( v. ) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( v. ) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( v. ) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( v. i. ) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( n. ) To weigh (down); to oppress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( n. ) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( n. ) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — ( n. ) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — v. balance; stabilize; hang, suspend
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POISE — n. stability; balance, equilibrium; composure, confidence; reasoning, discretion; erectness, uprightness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POISE — n. Pronunciation: ' pwäz Function: noun Etymology: French, from Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille † 1869 French physician and anatomist Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POISE — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English poyse weight, heaviness, from Anglo-French peis, pois, from Latin pensum, from neuter of pensus, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POISE — n. Pronunciation: ' po ̇ iz Function: verb Inflected Form: poised ; pois · ing Etymology: Middle English, to weigh, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POISE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 graceful and elegant bearing. ↘composure and dignity of manner. 2》 archaic balance; equilibrium. ■ verb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POISE — / pɔɪz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a calm and confident manner with control …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISE — n. Physics a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POISE — n. & v. --n. 1 composure or self-possession of manner. 2 equilibrium; a stable state. 3 carriage (of the head …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POISE — n. Physics a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POISE — n. & v. n. 1 composure or self-possession of manner. 2 equilibrium; a stable state. 3 carriage (of the head …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POISE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. composure or self-possession of manner. 2 equilibrium; a stable state. 3 carriage (of the …
Oxford English vocab
POISE — Synonyms and related words : accommodate, action, actions, activity, acts, address, adjust, affectation, air, aplomb, arrogance, aspire, assurance, assuredness, back, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POISE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: BALANCE 1, equilibrium, equipoise, stasis 2 Synonyms: TACT , address, delicatesse, diplomacy, savoir faire, tactfulness …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POISE — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: STABILIZE , ballast, stabilify, stabilitate, steady Related Words: back, support, uphold Contrasted Words: agitate, disturb, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POISE — I . n. 1. Weight, gravity. 2. Counterweight, counter~. 3. Regulating power, balance. 4. Balance, equilibrium, equi~. II . v. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
POISE — I. verb 1. Synonyms: stabilize , ballast, stabilify, stabilitate, steady Related Word: back, support, uphold Contrasted words: agitate, disturb, upset; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POISE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
POISE — See ↑ GRACEFUL 2
Longman Activator English vocab
POISE — I n. 1) to keep, maintain one's ~ 2) to lose one's ~ 3) the ~ to + inf. (do …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
POISE — the acronym developed by Davidson; it stands for, profitable, offensive, integrated, strategic, effective marketing.
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
POISE — Пуаз
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