Phrase Hound found 98 phrases and 129 compound words that contain offs. The most common are listed below. Open offs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 98
- cast-offsplural of cast-off: To discard or reject something.
- cut offsplural of cut off: To remove by cutting.
- freak-offsplural of freak-off: To masturbate or ejaculate; to have wild or unorthodox sex.
- knock-offsplural of knock-off: To halt one's work or other activity.
- one-offsplural of one-off: Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
- play-offsplural of play-off: A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
- pull-offsplural of pull-off: To remove by pulling.
- scratch-offsplural of scratch-off: A scratch card.
- spin-offsplural of spin-off: An offshoot.
- trade-offsplural of trade-off: Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
- brush offsplural of brush off: To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
- score-offsplural of score-off: To defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle …
- show-offsplural of show-off: To exhibit the best attributes of something.
- bake-offsplural of bake-off: A cooking contest, especially one where competition is head-to-head, not limited to preparing food involving baking.
- beer-offsplural of beer-off: An off-licence.
- blast-offsplural of blast-off: to begin ascent under rocket power
- blow-offsplural of blow-off: To remove something by blowing on it.
- bowl-offsplural of bowl-off: bowl-out
- break-offsplural of break-off: To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
- bump-offsplural of bump-off: To kill, especially to murder.
- buy-offsplural of buy-off: To pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service.
- call-offsplural of call-off: To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
- charge offsplural of charge off: A write-off.
- cheer-offsplural of cheer-off: A cheerleading competition.
- come-offsplural of come-off: To become detached.
Compound words 129
- playoffsplural of playoff: A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
- offshootSomething which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
- offsetsplural of offset: Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- layoffsplural of layoff: A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).
- offseasonAlternative form of off-season: The part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors.
- tradeoffsplural of tradeoff: An advantage or improvement that necessitates the corresponding loss or degradation of something else.
- payoffsplural of payoff: A payment in full; the state of having been paid in full.
- knockoffsplural of knockoff: An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually of lower quality and price than the original.
- cutoffsplural of cutoff: The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited.
- spinoffsplural of spinoff: An offshoot.