balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
(noun) equality of distribution
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Equipoise
(pharmaceutical drug) Market name for the anabolic steroid boldenone undecylenate.
equipoise (uncountable)
A state of balance; equilibrium.
A counterbalance.
equipoise (third-person singular simple present equipoises, present participle equipoising, simple past and past participle equipoised)
(transitive) To act or make to act as an equipoise.
(transitive) To cause to be or stay in equipoise.
Source: Wiktionary
E"qui*poise, n. Etym: [Equi- + poise.]
1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces. The means of preserving the equipoise and the tranquillity of the commonwealth. Burke. Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires. Longfellow.
2. Counterpoise. The equipoise to the clergy being removed. Buckle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
