poise | (noun) great coolness and composure under strain | Synonyms: aplomb, assuredness, cool, sang-froid |
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(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) hold or carry in equilibrium | Synonyms: balance |
(verb) cause to be balanced or suspended | - |
(verb) prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult | Synonyms: brace |
(verb) be motionless, in suspension | - |
poised | (adjective) marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action | - |
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(adjective) in full control of your faculties | Synonyms: collected, equanimous, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed |
poison | (noun) anything that harms or destroys | - |
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(noun) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | Synonyms: poisonous substance, toxicant |
(verb) administer poison to | - |
(verb) add poison to | Synonyms: envenom |
(verb) kill with poison | - |
(verb) kill by its poison | - |
(verb) spoil as if by poison | - |
poisonberry | (noun) Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible | Synonyms: black nightshade, common nightshade, poison-berry, Solanum nigrum |
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poisoner | (noun) someone who kills with poison | - |
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poisoning | (noun) the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill | - |
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(noun) the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | Synonyms: intoxication, toxic condition |
poisonous | (adjective) not safe to eat | - |
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(adjective) marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful | Synonyms: venomous, vicious |
(adjective) having the qualities or effects of a poison | Synonyms: toxicant |
poisonously | (adverb) in a very malevolent manner | Synonyms: venomously |
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