Definition of offset

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• offset is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• offset is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• offset is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of offset

• the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. beginning
  2. commencement
  3. first
  4. get-go
  5. kickoff
  6. outset
  7. showtime
  8. start
  9. starting time
• make up for (verb)

  Examples

  1. His skills offset his opponent's superior strength

  Synonyms

  1. cancel
  2. set off
• a natural consequence of development (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. branch
  2. offshoot
  3. outgrowth
• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. set-back
  2. setoff
• compensate for or counterbalance (verb)

  Examples

  1. offset deposits and withdrawals

  Synonyms

  1. countervail
• a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. offset printing
• a compensating equivalent (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. counterbalance
• a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. runner
  2. stolon
• cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface (verb)
• create an offset in (verb)

  Examples

  1. offset a wall
• produce by offset printing (verb)

  Examples

  1. offset the conference proceedings

See definition of offset in Merriam Webster