poise
Definitions
Noun
- 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
- A state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
- Great coolness and composure under strain
Verb
- Be motionless, in suspension
- Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- Cause to be balanced or suspended
- Hold or carry in equilibrium
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| 1 | press | 1 | 127 |
| 2 | phase | 1 | 72 |
| 3 | pause | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | prose | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | purse | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | posse | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | pulse | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | pansy | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | pussy | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | plush | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | palsy | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | perse | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | patsy | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | pabst | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | parse | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | parsi | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | passe | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pease | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | pense | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | pepsi | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | pepsi's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | pfost | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | phish | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | plass | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | plese | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | pless | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | ploss | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | pobst | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | poust | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | press' | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | press's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | prest | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | prisk | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | prism | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | pross | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | prost | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | pruss | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | prust | 1 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 38
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