Both Uses of
poise
in
And Then There Were None
- Automatically Vera pressed the trigger Lombard's leaping body stayed poised in mid-spring, then crashed heavily to the ground.
p. 240..8poised = suspended
- When Blore came up alone I had the big marble clock poised ready.
p. 273..1 *poised = ready to move as needed
Definition:
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(poise) calm and in control -- as in "shows poise under pressure"
and/or:
prepared for action -- as in "poised for action" -- (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
and/or:
confident and graceful in movement -- as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"