Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)poisea 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 (n)poisea state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium Verbs
(v)poisebe motionless, in suspension“The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked” (v)brace, poiseprepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult (v)poisecause to be balanced or suspended