| PORPOISE | • porpoise n. A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales. • porpoise n. (North America, imprecisely) Any small dolphin. • porpoise v. (Intransitive) Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly… |
| OVERPOISE | • overpoise n. (Chiefly figurative) That which outweighs; excessive weight. • overpoise v. (Obsolete) To exceed in importance, strength or value. • overpoise v. (Obsolete) To place excessive weight on (someone or something). |
| PORPOISED | • porpoised v. Simple past tense and past participle of porpoise. • PORPOISE v. to move like a porpoise; specifically (of an aircraft, esp. a seaplane) to touch the water or ground and rise again. |
| PORPOISES | • porpoises n. Plural of porpoise. • porpoises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of porpoise. • PORPOISE v. to move like a porpoise; specifically (of an aircraft, esp. a seaplane) to touch the water or ground and rise again. |
| OVERPOISED | • overpoised v. Simple past tense and past participle of overpoise. • OVERPOISE v. to burden with weight sufficient to weigh another down. |
| OVERPOISES | • overpoises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overpoise. • OVERPOISE v. to burden with weight sufficient to weigh another down. |
| PORPOISING | • porpoising v. Present participle of porpoise. • PORPOISE v. to move like a porpoise; specifically (of an aircraft, esp. a seaplane) to touch the water or ground and rise again. |
| OVERPOISING | • overpoising v. Present participle of overpoise. • OVERPOISE v. to burden with weight sufficient to weigh another down. |
| COUNTERPOISE | • counterpoise n. A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight. • counterpoise n. An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence. • counterpoise n. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium. |
| COUNTERPOISED | • counterpoised v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoise. • COUNTERPOISE v. to poise, balance or weigh against or on the opposite side. |
| COUNTERPOISES | • counterpoises n. Plural of counterpoise. • counterpoises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpoise. • COUNTERPOISE v. to poise, balance or weigh against or on the opposite side. |
| COUNTERPOISING | • counterpoising v. Present participle of counterpoise. • COUNTERPOISE v. to poise, balance or weigh against or on the opposite side. |