Definition of off

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Off (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off..

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Clemency :: Clemency (n.) Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy..
Drainage :: Drainage (n.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc..
Sacrifice :: Sacrifice (n.) The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite..
Mail :: Mail (n.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage..
Wrath :: Wrath (a.) The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment of an offense or a crime.
Mayorship :: Mayorship (n.) The office of a mayor.
Goff :: Goff (n.) A silly clown.
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a particular county; to lay a scheme before one..
Motherhood :: Motherhood (n.) The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.
Gemmule :: Gemmule (n.) One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived. They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring, but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations and are the
Hobbyhorse :: Hobbyhorse (n.) A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion..
Parenthood :: Parenthood (n.) The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.
Reabsorb :: Reabsorb (v. t.) To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids..
Pollard :: Pollard (n.) A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches..
Alternative :: Alternative (n.) A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.
Scorn :: Scorn (n.) To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.
Officiate :: Officiate (v. t.) To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function..
Imitatorship :: Imitatorship (n.) The state or office of an imitator.
Countersign :: Countersign (a.) The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity..
Eyebright :: Eyebright (n.) A small annual plant (Euphrasia officinalis), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye..
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