| weighing | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. advisement, deliberation, weighing | careful consideration.; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" |
| ~ consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ think | an instance of deliberate thinking.; "I need to give it a good think" |
| offset | | |
| n. (time) | 1. beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time | 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" |
| ~ birth | the time when something begins (especially life).; "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age" |
| ~ incipience, incipiency | beginning to exist or to be apparent.; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency" |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ starting point, terminus a quo | earliest limiting point. |
| ~ threshold | the starting point for a new state or experience.; "on the threshold of manhood" |
| n. (possession) | 2. counterbalance, offset | a compensating equivalent. |
| ~ compensation | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury). |
| n. (plant) | 3. offset, runner, stolon | a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips. |
| ~ plant organ | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 4. branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth | a natural consequence of development. |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (communication) | 5. offset, offset printing | a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper. |
| ~ printing process, printing | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. |
| ~ photo-offset, photo-offset printing | a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates. |
| ~ letterset printing | image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. offset, set-back, setoff | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| v. (stative) | 7. countervail, offset | compensate for or counterbalance.; "offset deposits and withdrawals" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| v. (stative) | 8. cancel, offset, set off | make up for.; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" |
| ~ countervail, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize | oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions.; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| v. (possession) | 9. offset | cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface. |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
| v. (creation) | 10. offset | create an offset in.; "offset a wall" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (creation) | 11. offset | produce by offset printing.; "offset the conference proceedings" |
| ~ print, impress | reproduce by printing. |
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