poise
— Noun
– English
~ a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
poise
— Verb
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~ prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
poise
— Verb
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~ be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
poise
— Verb
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~ hold or carry in equilibrium
poise
— Verb
– English
~ cause to be balanced or suspended
poised
— Adjective
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~ marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
poised
— Adjective
– English
~ 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"
poison bush
— Noun
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~ either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
poison
— Noun
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~ anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
poison ivy
— Noun
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~ dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant; "my poison ivy is drying up"
poison mercury
— Noun
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~ climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
poison-berry
— Noun
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~ Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
poison dogwood
— Noun
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~ smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
poison camas
— Noun
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~ a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas
poison arrow plant
— Noun
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~ medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
poison milkweed
— Noun
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~ milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
poison gas
— Noun
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~ a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
poison hemlock
— Noun
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~ large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
poison parsley
— Noun
– English
~ large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
poison oak
— Noun
– English
~ dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant