Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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poise | Yes | No | Yes | No |
bear | Yes | No | Yes | No |
poise (noun) | bear (noun) |
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great coolness and composure under strain | massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws |
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 | an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price |
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium |
poise (verb) | bear (verb) |
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hold or carry in equilibrium | be pregnant with |
cause to be balanced or suspended | cause to be born |
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult | have on one's person |
be motionless, in suspension | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
put up with something or somebody unpleasant | |
move while holding up or supporting | |
support or hold in a certain manner | |
bring forth | |
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | |
have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices | |
bring in | |
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
have | |
contain or hold; have within |