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
Andrina	[æn'dri:nə]
KÁZmÉR	-	Hungarian
Philon	-	Ancient Greek
Fidelis	-	Late Roman
DÁNiel	DAH-nee-el (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Faroese
Stella (1)	STEL-ə (English)	English, Italian, Dutch, German