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Poirot
- unknown - Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective.
Poised
- verb - be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
- marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
- Serene
Poiser
- - The balancer of dipterous insects.
Poises
- 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
- be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
- cause to be balanced or suspended
- great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Poison
- noun - add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
- administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
- any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
- anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
- kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"
- kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
- spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
Poitou
- noun - a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
Pokers
- noun - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
- fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
Pokeys
- noun - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
Pokier
- adjective - small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
- wasting time
Pokies
- noun - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)