All 3 Uses of
poise
in
Tuck Everlasting
- "Now, this is real nice," she said, her fork poised above her plate.
p. 90.5poised = suspended
- Outside, the night seemed poised on tiptoe, waiting, waiting, holding its breath for the storm.
p. 120.2
- He grasped the bars of the window firmly, ready to pull, and stood poised. ... Then—a flash of lightning and, soon after, a crack of thunder. In the midst of the noise, Miles gave a mighty heave.
p. 124.1 *poised = prepared (ready to do something)
Definitions:
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(1)
(poise) calm, confident, and in control—especially in movement, behavior, or when ready to act
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, poise is a technical word referencing a unit of dynamic viscosity.