Dictionary Entry
counterpoise
counterpoise is a 12-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
- 2transitive verb
To act against with equal power; to balance.
- 3noun
A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
- 4noun
An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
- 5noun
The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
- 6noun
a weight that balances another weight
- 7verb
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
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