English dictionary
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English noun: offset | |||
| 1. | offset (time) the time at which something is supposed to begin | ||
| Samples | They got an early start. She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her. | ||
| Synonyms | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, outset, showtime, start, starting time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point, point in time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birth, incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo, threshold | ||
| Antonyms | end, ending, middle | ||
| 2. | offset (possession) a compensating equivalent | ||
| Synonyms | counterbalance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensation | ||
| 3. | offset (plant) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips | ||
| Synonyms | runner, stolon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant organ | ||
| 4. | offset (phenomenon) a natural consequence of development | ||
| Synonyms | branch, offshoot, outgrowth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||
| 5. | offset (communication) a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper | ||
| Synonyms | offset printing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | printing, printing process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | letterset printing, photo-offset, photo-offset printing | ||
| 6. | offset (artifact) structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly | ||
| Synonyms | set-back, setoff | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
English verb: offset | |||
| 1. | offset (stative) compensate for or counterbalance | ||
| Samples | Offset deposits and withdrawals. | ||
| Synonyms | countervail | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | ||
| 2. | offset (stative) make up for | ||
| Samples | His skills offset his opponent's superior strength. | ||
| Synonyms | cancel, set off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize | ||
| 3. | offset (possession) cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
| 4. | offset (creation) create an offset in | ||
| Samples | Offset a wall. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| 5. | offset (creation) produce by offset printing | ||
| Samples | Offset the conference proceedings. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impress, print | ||
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