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Poise :: Poise (v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt..

Poise :: Poise (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.

Poiser :: Poiser (n.) The balancer of dipterous insects.

Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Poise :: Poise (v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

Balance :: Balance (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize..

Phocenic :: Phocenic (a.) Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.

Delphin :: Delphin (n.) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.

Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Counterpoise.

Sea Pig :: Sea pig () A porpoise or dolphin.

Water Poise :: Water poise () A hydrometer.

Equilibrium :: Equilibrium (n.) A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body..

Balance :: Balance (n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance..

Poize :: Poize (n.) See Poise.

Peise :: Peise (v. t.) To poise or weight.

Counterpoised :: Counterpoised (imp. & p. p.) of Counterpois.

Nuzzle :: Nuzzle (v. i.) To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down..

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