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position vs poise

poise vs position

position and poise both are nouns.

position and poise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
poise Yes No Yes No
As verbs, poise is a hyponym of position; that is, poise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • poise: cause to be balanced or suspended
position (noun) poise (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place great coolness and composure under strain
a job in an organization 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
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) poise (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location hold or carry in equilibrium
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation cause to be balanced or suspended
prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult
be motionless, in suspension
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