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

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..

Spiracle :: Spiracle (n.) The nostril, or one of the nostrils, of whales, porpoises, and allied animals..

Poise :: Poise (v.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Counterpoise.

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..

Balance :: Balance (n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance..

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

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

Equilibration :: Equilibration (n.) Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise..

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

Air Poise :: Air poise () An instrument to measure the weight of air.

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

Counterponderate :: Counterponderate (v. t.) To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate.

Equilibrious :: Equilibrious (a.) Evenly poised; balanced.

Overpoise :: Overpoise (v. t.) To outweigh; to overbalance.

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

Porpesse :: Porpesse (n.) A porpoise.

Counterbalance :: Counterbalance (n.) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a drawbridge or a scale beam..

Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance..

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