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poised |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb poise 1 of 4 senses of poise Sense 2 brace, poise => steel, nerve Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb poise 1 of 4 senses of poise Sense 2 brace, poise => steel, nerve Entailment of verb poise Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb poise 4 senses of poise Sense 1 poise => hover Sense 2 brace, poise => prepare, set up ready, gear up set Sense 3 poise => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 4 poise, balance => hold carry, bear Familiarity of verb poise poise used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb poise Sense 1 poise => hover -------------- Sense 2 brace, poise => prepare, set up ready, gear up set -------------- Sense 3 poise => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 4 poise, balance => hold carry, bear -------------- Overview of verb poise The verb poise has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) poise -- (be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked") 2. (1) brace, poise -- (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult) 3. (1) poise -- (cause to be balanced or suspended) 4. poise, balance -- (hold or carry in equilibrium) Overview of adj poised The adj poised has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) poised -- (marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer") 2. collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed -- (in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble") Antonyms of adj poised 2 senses of poised Sense 1 poised INDIRECT (VIA balanced) -> unbalanced, imbalanced Sense 2 collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed INDIRECT (VIA composed) -> discomposed Similarity of adj poised 2 senses of poised Sense 1 poised => balanced (vs. unbalanced) Sense 2 collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed => composed (vs. discomposed) Attributes of adj poised Familiarity of adj poised poised used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj poised counterpoised equipoised poised Overview of verb poise The verb poise has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) poise -- (be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked") 2. (1) brace, poise -- (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult) 3. (1) poise -- (cause to be balanced or suspended) 4. poise, balance -- (hold or carry in equilibrium) Overview of adj poised The adj poised has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) poised -- (marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer") 2. collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed -- (in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble")
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