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offset

nounverb /ɔfsɛt/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

the time at which something is supposed to begin

verb

create an offset in

“offset a wall”

verb

produce by offset printing

“offset the conference proceedings”

verb

make up for

“His skills offset his opponent's superior strength”

noun

a natural consequence of development

noun

structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

verb

compensate for or counterbalance

“offset deposits and withdrawals”

noun

a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

noun

a compensating equivalent

noun

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

verb

cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

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