HyperDic: offshoot

English > 1 sense of the word *offshoot*:
NOUN	phenomenon	offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset	a natural consequence of development

offshoot > pronunciation
Sounds	ao'fshuw.t
Rhymes	absolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...

English > *offshoot*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	A natural consequence of development.
Synonyms	outgrowth, branch, offset
Broader	consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot	A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Spanish	vástago