A gull in poised flight. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a balloon poised on the nose of a seal. ,to be poised on the brink of disaster. ,a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : to show poise in company. ,intellectual poise. ,the poise of the tides. ,the poise of a bird in the air. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to poise a spear. ,She walked, carefully poising a water jug on her head. From Dictionary.com.
USATODAY. com - Swimmer Coughlin poised for pedestal. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Swimmer Coughlin poised for pedestal] Reference
Press-Register – Insight: Baldwin poised to deal with stormwater runoff. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Headlines, Monday, 10/11/2010] Reference
Size doesn't matter: these tiny fruit flies are once again poised to take on the world. From Wordnik.com. [Fruit flies poised to take on world] Reference
For a moment, Torin remained still, sword poised high. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Krynn]
He kept his sword poised, holding it up like a great stave. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
The 10 dancers are exceptionally poised, which is not a surprise. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He braced himself, his sword poised to skewer the first monster through the fire. From Wordnik.com. [An Ill Fate Marshalling]
Instantly the bearded giant was on his feet, with his huge sword poised in the air. From Wordnik.com. [An Enemy to the King] Reference
This paragraph, with the word poised at its center, depicts anticipation perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [A Close Read] Reference
The Maw certainly looks interesting, but its not one of the XBLArcade titles poised to help. From Wordnik.com. [Evil Avatar - News Items] Reference
The other, he who had struck the leader, tensed, his sword poised to fen any possible blow. From Wordnik.com. [Cinnamon Roll] Reference
Barack calls his poised older daughter Malia sitting next to him July 4 "Little Miss Articlulate.". From Wordnik.com. ["I'll probably... peel off until the cake."] Reference
The Marquis of Danfield did spur his black war-horse, with his sword poised high in air towards the noble Viscount of. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Seven days later, a photo of a blindfolded Hassoun with a sword poised above his head turned up on Al-Jazeera television. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Wing Wah was today revealed as the big name poised to transform Wolverhampton's Low Level station into a huge Chinese buffet restaurant. From Wordnik.com. [Express & Star] Reference
K'taka poised to be hardware hub Share ARTICLEURL Bengaluru, June 4: While Karnataka state is widely recognised as the Silicon Valley of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Recession-hit IT industry to recover by mid-2010: Infosys] Reference
The barbarian watched the grisly scene play out as he stood breathing heavily with the great sword poised to strike yet again if need be. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-02-01] Reference
Tennyson studies nature like a naturalist, not like a mystic, and finds felicities of phrase poised, as it were, upon delicate observation. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Developments in European Thought] Reference
What about the markets that are already kind of poised to tumble?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2005] Reference
Treachery, or, perhaps worse, a kind of poised -- and poisonous -- mental judo?. From Wordnik.com. [The Planet Strappers] Reference
For a moment she remained poised, meaning to treat this idea with the scorn it deserved. From Wordnik.com. [Heartfire]
The use of the word "poised" is inaccurate, but the point is that this reporter is obsessed with how Pelosi LOOKS and how she ACTS!. From Wordnik.com. [Backlash Against Media for Hyping Pelosi "Setback"] Reference
At the same time does that make him automatically kind of poised in the best position to start thinking about the presidential race?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2006] Reference
You think the MSM will note how "poised" and "glamorous" Ms. Goodling is when she testifies, like so many of them did about Valerie Plame?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-25] Reference
Swimmer Coughlin poised for pedestal. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Swimmer Coughlin poised for pedestal] Reference
I think they mean "poised" but it's bad either way. From Wordnik.com. [Patterico's Pontifications] Reference
NBL) is a large-cap oil and gas name poised to rise. From Wordnik.com. [TheStockAdvisor] Reference
Massachusetts "poised" for economic recovery - or Armageddon?. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Embassy warns OFWs vs text scams] Reference
This 'almost ready to bloom' agave just looks so 'poised' doesn't it?!. From Wordnik.com. [Teri's Painted Daisies] Reference
"poised" to remain on duty today, according to county Officials there. From Wordnik.com. [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference
Japanese industries seemed poised to dominate global technology and finance. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Harsh Reality Check] Reference
In 1996 Gebhart was a student poised to meet the president at a fund-raiser. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
Opponents say it's a reflection of a culture poised between Sodom and Gomorrah. From Wordnik.com. [In Defense Of *$##@&Amp;$%#] Reference
But the BJP seemed poised to take command through alliances with smaller regional parties. From Wordnik.com. [A Grown-Up Election] Reference
That's right -- not a single show that debuted this year seems poised to become a top 10 hit. From Wordnik.com. [It Was A Precedent-Setting Year For Tv] Reference
The mesmerizing Del Toro, as alert and poised as a cat, keeps us wondering which side he's on. From Wordnik.com. [Soderbergh Keeps His Streak Alive] Reference
Estrada's wife, Loi, a psychiatrist, appears poised to win a Senate seat -- on a sympathy vote. From Wordnik.com. [Gloria's Poverty Problem] Reference
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