poise

poise is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does poise mean?

  • verb

    prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

  • noun

    great coolness and composure under strain

  • verb

    hold or carry in equilibrium

  • noun

    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

  • noun

    a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

  • verb

    be motionless, in suspension

  • verb

    cause to be balanced or suspended

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