poised to do

poised to do something

ready to do something; in the right position to do something. The cat is poised to jump on the mouse. The army is poised to attack at dawn.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Minke	MIN-kə	Frisian, Dutch
Alcibiades	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Katrina	[kə'tri:nə]
Dado (2)	-	Croatian
Kire	-	Macedonian
LÉAn	-	Irish