offset

Noun

• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

• a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

• a natural consequence of development

• a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

• a compensating equivalent

• 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
    

Verb

• produce by offset printing
  • offset the conference proceedings
    

• create an offset in
  • offset a wall
    

• cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

• make up for
  • His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
    

• compensate for or counterbalance
  • offset deposits and withdrawals
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  set-back , setoff , offset printing , outgrowth , branch , offshoot , stolon , runner , counterbalance , cancel , set off , countervail