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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S:
(n)
beginning
,
commencement
,
first
,
outset
,
get-go
,
start
,
kickoff
,
starting time
,
showtime
,
offset
(the time at which something is supposed to begin)
"they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
S:
(n)
counterbalance
,
offset
(a compensating equivalent)
S:
(n)
stolon
,
runner
,
offset
(a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips)
S:
(n)
outgrowth
,
branch
,
offshoot
,
offset
(a natural consequence of development)
S:
(n)
offset
,
offset printing
(a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper)
S:
(n)
set-back
,
setoff
,
offset
(structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
Verb
S:
(v)
offset
,
countervail
(compensate for or counterbalance)
"offset deposits and withdrawals"
S:
(v)
cancel
,
offset
,
set off
(make up for)
"His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
S:
(v)
counteract
,
countervail
,
neutralize
,
counterbalance
(oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions)
"This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
S:
(v)
override
(counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
offset
(cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface)
S:
(v)
offset
(create an offset in)
"offset a wall"
S:
(v)
offset
(produce by offset printing)
"offset the conference proceedings"