| VERB | stative | offset, countervail | compensate for or counterbalance / counterbalance |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | offset, cancel, set off | make up for | |
| possession | offset | cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface | |
| creation | offset | create an offset in | |
| creation | offset | produce by offset printing | |
| NOUN | time | offset, beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime | the time at which something is supposed to begin |
| possession | offset, counterbalance | a compensating equivalent | |
| plant | offset, stolon, runner | a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips | |
| phenomenon | offset, outgrowth, branch, offshoot | a natural consequence of development | |
| communication | offset, offset printing | a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber / rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper | |
| artifact | offset, set-back, setoff | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly |
| Sounds | aofseh't; ao'fseh.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | The time at which something is supposed to begin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime | |
| Narrower | birth | The time when something begins (especially life) |
| incipiency, incipience | Beginning to exist or to be apparent | |
| terminus a quo, starting point | Earliest limiting point | |
| threshold | The starting point for a new state or experience | |
| Broader | point, point in time | An instant of time |
| Opposite | end, ending | The point in time at which something ends |
| middle | Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period | |
| Spanish | comienzo, inicio, principio, umbral | |
| Catalan | començament, inici, primeria, primer, principi | |
| Meaning | A compensating equivalent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | counterbalance | |
| Broader | compensation | Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
| Spanish | compensación, contrapeso, desbalance, equivalencia, medida de contrapeso | |
| Verbs | offset | make up for |
| offset | compensate for or counterbalance / counterbalance | |
| Meaning | A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | stolon, runner | |
| Broader | plant organ | A functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus |
| Spanish | estolón | |
| Catalan | estoló | |
| Meaning | A natural consequence of development. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | outgrowth, branch, offshoot | |
| Broader | consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| Spanish | vástago | |
| Meaning | A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber / rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | offset printing | |
| Narrower | letterset printing | image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller |
| photo-offset printing, photo-offset | A method of offset printing using photomechanical plates | |
| Broader | printing, printing process | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication |
| Spanish | impresión offset, offset | |
| Catalan | offset, òfset | |
| Verbs | offset | produce by offset printing |
| offset | cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface | |
| Meaning | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | set-back, setoff | |
| Broader | structure, construction | A thing constructed |
| Spanish | compensación, retallo | |
| Verbs | offset | create an offset in |
| Meaning | compensate for or counterbalance / counterbalance. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "offset deposits and withdrawals" | |
| Synonym | countervail | |
| Broader | balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise | Bring into balance or equilibrium |
| Spanish | compensar, contrarrestar | |
| Nouns | offset | a compensating equivalent |
| Meaning | Make up for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" | |
| Synonyms | cancel, set off | |
| Narrower | counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance | Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions |
| Broader | balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise | Bring into balance or equilibrium |
| Spanish | anular, compensar, contrarrestar | |
| Nouns | offset | a compensating equivalent |
| Meaning | Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | transfer | Move from one place to another |
| Nouns | offset | a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber / rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper |
| Meaning | create an offset in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "offset a wall" | |
| Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
| Nouns | offset | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly |
| Meaning | produce by offset printing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "offset the conference proceedings" | |
| Broader | print, impress | Reproduce by printing |
| Nouns | offset | a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber / rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper |
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