[{"word":"poises","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A condition of hovering, or being suspended.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"That which causes a balance; a counterweight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To counterpoise; to counterbalance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be of a given weight; to weigh.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To add weight to, to weigh down.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited."},{"definition":"To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff."},{"definition":"To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poise","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poises"]}]