offshoot

  • 11offshoot — off|shoot [ˈɔfʃu:t US ˈo:f ] n 1.) something such as an organization which has developed from a larger or earlier one offshoot of ▪ The company was originally an offshoot of Bell Telephones. ▪ the Mafia and its offshoots 2.) a new stem or branch… …

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  • 12offshoot — off|shoot [ ɔf,ʃut ] noun count 1. ) a company, group, or organization that has developed from a larger one: It s an offshoot of a Swedish company. a radical offshoot of the extreme leftist Red Army Faction 2. ) a new branch or stem that grows on …

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  • 13offshoot — noun 1) the plant s offshoots Syn: side shoot, shoot, sucker, tendril, runner, scion, slip, offset, stolon; twig, branch, bough, limb 2) an offshoot of Cromwell s line Syn …

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  • 14offshoot — /ˈɒfʃut / (say ofshooht) noun 1. a shoot from a main stem, as of a plant; a lateral shoot. 2. a branch, or a descendant or scion, of a family or people. 3. anything conceived as springing or proceeding from a main stock: an offshoot of a mountain …

  • 15offshoot — {n.} A derivative; a side product. * /The discovery of nuclear reactors was ah offshoot of research in quantum physics./ …

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  • 16offshoot — {n.} A derivative; a side product. * /The discovery of nuclear reactors was ah offshoot of research in quantum physics./ …

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  • 17offshoot — /awf shooht , of /, n. 1. a branch or lateral shoot from a main stem, as of a plant. 2. anything conceived of as springing or proceeding from a main stock: an offshoot of a discussion. 3. a branch, descendant, or scion of a family or race. [1665… …

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  • 18offshoot — noun A derivative; a side product. The discovery of nuclear reactors was ah offshoot of research in quantum physics …

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  • 19offshoot — noun (C) 1 an organization, system of beliefs etc which has developed from a larger or earlier one: Marxism Leninism and its various offshoots (+ of): The company was originally an offshoot of Bell Telephones. 2 a new stem or branch on a plant …

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  • 20Offshoot Films — is a Suffolk based digital media company.[1] Formed in 2006,[2] the company has provided film editing facilities for such Australian films as The Last Days of Chez Nous and Spotswood.[3] The company also provides video productions for high… …

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