We found 28 dictionaries that define the word poised:

General (22 matching dictionaries)

1. poised: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2. poised: Merriam-Webster
3. poised: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
4. poised: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
5. poised: Collins English Dictionary
6. poised: Vocabulary.com
7. Poised, poised: Wordnik
8. poised: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
9. poised: Wiktionary
10. poised: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
11. poised: Infoplease Dictionary
12. Poised, poised: Dictionary.com
13. poised: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
14. Poised: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
15. poised: Rhymezone
16. poised: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
17. poised: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
18. poised: FreeDictionary.org
19. poised: Mnemonic Dictionary
20. poised: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)

21. poised: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

22. poised: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

23. poised: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)

24. POISED: Acronym Finder
25. poised: Idioms

Science (1 matching dictionary)

26. Poised: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

(Note: See poise as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary ( ) ▸ adjective:  Possessing poise, having self-confidence. ▸ adjective:  Ready, prepared. ▸ adjective:  Balanced, in position, equilibrium Similar: composed, collected, balanced, equanimous, self-possessed, self-contained, self-collected, dignified, assertive, distinguished, more... Opposite: ungraceful, clumsy, awkward, ungainly Types: poised for action, poised for success, poised for failure, poised for a fall, more... Phrases: well poised, self poised, poised for action, opposite of poised, lay poised, more... Colors:     slate gray,     lavender,     soft pink,     champagne,     ivory, more... ▸ Words similar to poised ▸ Usage examples for poised ▸ Idioms related to poised ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular nouns described by poised ▸ Words that often appear near poised ▸ Rhymes of poised ▸ Invented words related to poised