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offset


offset - noun

  • the time at which something is supposed to begin
  • a compensating equivalent
  • a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
  • a natural consequence of development
  • a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
  • structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

    • offset - verb

    • compensate for or counterbalance
    • make up for
    • cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
    • create an offset in
    • produce by offset printing

    offset - thesaurus

    beginning   branch   cancel   commencement   counterbalance   countervail   first   kickoff   offshoot   outgrowth   outset   runner   setoff   showtime   start   stolon  

    Scrabble score for offset

    o is 1 f is 4 f is 4 s is 1 e is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 12

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