Words that rhyme with equipoise

• avoirdupois 0
  n 1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) [syn: avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight] 2: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness]
• counterpoise 0
  n 1: a weight that balances another weight [syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equalizer, equaliser] v 1: constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to [syn: counterweight, counterpoise, counterpose]
• noise 0
  n 1: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" 2: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance, racket] 3: electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication [syn: noise, interference, disturbance] 4: a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could" 5: incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" 6: the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan [syn: randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity, noise] v 1: emit a noise [syn: make noise, resound, noise]
• poise 0
  n 1: 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 2: a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium 3: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" [syn: aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid] v 1: be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked" 2: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult [syn: brace, poise] 3: cause to be balanced or suspended 4: hold or carry in equilibrium [syn: poise, balance]
• tortoise 0
  n 1: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant- like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
• turquoise 0
  n 1: a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate; "blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone" 2: a shade of blue tinged with green [syn: greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock blue]
• noyes 0
  n 1: English poet (1880-1958) [syn: Noyes, Alfred Noyes]
• travois 0
• mirepoix 0

See also equipoise definition and equipoise synonyms