offset
NOUNVERB
/ɔf,sɛt/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH O
offset is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1F4F4S1E1T1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does offset mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
The time at which something is supposed to begin.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A natural consequence of development.
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3
Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly.
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4
A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper.
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5
A compensating equivalent.
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BROADER
6
A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips.
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BROADER
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Create an offset in.
“offset a wall”
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2
Produce by offset printing.
“offset the conference proceedings”
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3
Make up for.
“His skills offset his opponent's superior strength”
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NARROWER
4
Compensate for or counterbalance.
“offset deposits and withdrawals”
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5
Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD