offshoot
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noun \ˈȯf-ˌshüt\Definition of OFFSHOOT
1
a : a collateral or derived branch, descendant, or member : outgrowth b : a lateral branch (as of a mountain range)
2
: a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
See Examples of OFFSHOOT
- The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.
- <we knew the rosebush had survived the harsh winter when it began producing offshoots and turning green again>
First Known Use of OFFSHOOT
1710
Rhymes with OFFSHOOT
acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, minute, nonsuit, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit
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