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[ awf-shoot, of- ] / ˈɔfˌʃut, ˈɒf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR offshoot ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant. anything conceived of as springing or proceeding from a main stock: an offshoot of a discussion. a branch, descendant, or scion of a specific population or family. Origin of offshootFirst recorded in 1665–75; off + shoot1 Words nearby offshootoffscourings, offscreen, off-season, offset, offset lithography, offshoot, offshore, offshore dock, offshore drilling, offshoreman, offshoring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for offshootHamas is an offshoot of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, now anathema to Cairo's military regime. Imprisonment of Canadian Activists Illustrates Egyptian Regime's Growing Repression|Jesse Rosenfeld|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST On the Syrian battlefield, the lines between the Brotherhood and Jabhat al-Nusra, an offshoot of al Qaeda, often are blurred. Let It Bleed: No American Action Can Resolve the Syrian Conflict|Christopher Dickey|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Hamas arose as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and the connection between the two groups are strong. Morsi Should Visit Jerusalem|Aaron Magid|January 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Assad hails from the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam that al Qaeda, a Sunni group, considers a natural enemy. Syrian Rebel Leader Mustafa al-Sheikh Says Victory Against Assad Not in Sight|Mike Giglio|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His offshoot fashion site, CocoPerez.com, garnered just 160,000 unique visitors in May, according to comScore. Has Perez Lost His Touch?|Peter Lauria|June 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST America, we might say, does not exist; there exists instead an offshoot of Europe. Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson Richard did not know them, and, by his air, did not desire to become acquainted with any offshoot of that family. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith Some cold prudence, an offshoot of her curious anger of the morning which still lingered with her, restrained. Married Life|May Edginton Luke Sharp looked at his wife, to ask whether any offshoot of this reproach was intended at all to come home to him. Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore During this separation, very singular changes were observed to be taking place in both the original comet and its offshoot. Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper
British Dictionary definitions for offshoot
nouna shoot or branch growing from the main stem of a plant something that develops or derives from a principal source or origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to offshootoutgrowth, spin-off, sprout, adjunct, limb, branch, appendage, derivative, by-product, descendant |