POIS

Meaning of POIS in English

plural of poi

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POIS — [pois] 1. adv afterwards, thereafter; 2. conj for; pois que as, since, because
Interlingua English vocab
POIS GREEN — ˈpwä- noun Etymology: pois from French, pea, from Latin pisum; intended as part translation of French pois vert , literally, …
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PETITS POIS — pəˌtēpˈwä noun plural Etymology: French, small peas : very small green peas
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PETITS POIS — /peuh tee pwann"/ ; Eng. /pet"ee pwah"/ , French. small green peas.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETITS POIS — [ ˌpətɪ'pwα: ] ■ plural noun small, fine peas. Origin Fr., lit. 'small peas'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEPOIS — [depois] (-póis) adv afterwards, later; depois que since (from the time that) (= depost )
Interlingua English vocab
AVOIRDUPOIS — I. noun Etymology: Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight Date: 15th …
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POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English poisen (also, to weigh), from Middle French pois-, stem of peser, …
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POI — I. ˈpȯi, ˈpȯē adverb Etymology: Italian, from Latin post behind, after — more at post- : then , later , …
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COUNTERPOISE — I. |kau̇ntə(r)+ transitive verb Etymology: alteration (influenced by poise ) of Middle English countrepesen, counterpeisen, from Middle French contrepeser, from …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — I. ˌavə(r)dəˈpȯiz, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by French du of the) of earlier averdepois, avoir de pois, from Middle …
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MYTHO GREEN — ˈmi(ˌ)thō- noun Etymology: mytho of unknown origin : a grayish to moderate yellow green that is greener and lighter than …
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LIAISON — ˈlēəˌz]än, ˈlē(ˌ)āˌz], lēˈāˌz] also ÷ˈlāəˌz] or -ˌs] or ]ȯn or ]ōn or ]ōⁿ or ]äⁿ or ˌ ̷ ̷əˈ ̷ ̷ or ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ)āˈ ̷ ̷ or …
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GRAMPUS — ˈgrampəs, -aam-, -aim- noun ( -es ) Etymology: alteration of earlier graundepose, grampoys, alteration of Middle English grapay, graspey, from …
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GAGE GREEN — noun Etymology: gage (IV) : a grayish to moderate yellow green that is yellower and darker than mytho green and …
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FRENCH PEA — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : petits pois
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POISE — poise 1 /poyz/ , n. , v. , poised, poising . n. 1. a state of balance or equilibrium, as …
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GRAMPUS — /gram"peuhs/ , n. , pl. grampuses . 1. a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — /av'euhr deuh poyz"/ , n. 1. See avoirdupois weight . 2. Informal. bodily weight: He carries around a lot of …
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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
AVOIRDUPOIS — I. ˌa-vər-də-ˈpȯiz, ˈa-vər-də-ˌ noun Etymology: Middle English avoir de pois goods sold by weight, from Anglo-French, literally, goods of weight …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POI — noun ( plural poi or pois ) Etymology: Hawaiian & Samoan Date: 1782 : a Hawaiian food of taro root …
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POISE — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 graceful and elegant bearing. ↘composure and dignity of manner. 2》 archaic balance; equilibrium. ■ verb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COUNTERPOISE — ■ noun a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another. ↘ archaic a state of equilibrium. ↘a counterbalancing weight. …
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POISE — [poise] n [ME poyse weight, heaviness, fr. MF pois, fr. L pensum, fr. neut. of pensus, pp. of pendere to …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — [av.oir.du.pois] n [ME avoir de pois goods sold by weight, fr. OF, lit., goods of weight] (15c) 1: avoirdupois weight …
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AVOIRDUPOIS — av ‧ oir ‧ du ‧ pois /ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː, ˌævədəˈpɔɪz $ ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNTERPOISE — n. & v. --n. 1 a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side. 2 a state of equilibrium. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNTERPOISE — n. & v. n. 1 a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side. 2 a state of equilibrium. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNTERPOISE — n. & v. --n. 1. a force etc. equivalent to another on the opposite side. 2 a state of equilibrium. …
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