Poise vs. Posture

Poisenoun

(obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.

Poisenoun

The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

Poisenoun

That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Poisenoun

A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

Poisenoun

Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.

Poisenoun

Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.

Poisenoun

A condition of hovering, or being suspended.

Poisenoun

(physics) A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To be of a given weight; to weigh.

Poiseverb

(obsolete) To add weight to, to weigh down.

Poiseverb

To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.

Poiseverb

To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.

Poiseverb

To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.

Poiseverb

To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

Poisenoun

Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

Poisenoun

The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

Poisenoun

The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

Poisenoun

That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

Poisenoun

a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure and tact in handling difficult social situations.

Poiseverb

To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.

Poiseverb

To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

Poiseverb

To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

Poiseverb

To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.

Poiseverb

To weigh (down); to oppress.

Poiseverb

To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Poisenoun

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

Poisenoun

a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

Poisenoun

great coolness and composure under strain;

Poiseverb

be motionless, in suspension;

Poiseverb

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

Poiseverb

cause to be balanced or suspended

Poiseverb

hold or carry in equilibrium

Poisenoun

graceful and elegant bearing in a person

Poisenoun

composure and dignity of manner

Poisenoun

balance; equilibrium

Poisenoun

a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

Poiseverb

be or cause to be balanced or suspended

Poiseverb

be ready and prepared to do something

Posturenoun

The way a person holds and positions their body.

Posturenoun

A situation or condition.

Posturenoun

One's attitude or the social or political position one takes towards an issue or another person.

Posturenoun

(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation.

Postureverb

(intransitive) to put one's body into a posture or series of postures, especially hoping that one will be noticed and admired

Postureverb

(intransitive) to pretend to have an opinion or a conviction

Postureverb

(transitive) To place in a particular position or attitude; to pose.

Posturenoun

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude.

Posturenoun

Place; position; situation.

Posturenoun

State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs.

Postureverb

To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model.

Postureverb

To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.

Postureverb

Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.

Posturenoun

position or arrangement of the body and its limbs;

Posturenoun

characteristic way of bearing one's body;

Posturenoun

a rationalized mental attitude

Posturenoun

capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;

Postureverb

behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others;

Postureverb

assume a posture as for artistic purposes;