Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
offence |
noun |
See Offense., The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury., The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure., A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. |
offense |
noun |
Alt. of Offence |
offered |
imp. & past participle |
of Offer |
offerer |
noun |
One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. |
offhand |
adjective |
Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses., In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand. |
officer |
noun |
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer., Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer., To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over., To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits. |
offscum |
noun |
Removed scum; refuse; dross. |
offskip |
noun |
That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator into distance. |