OFFSHOOTS Antonyms
offshoot
Best Opposite Words For OFFSHOOTS
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ancestor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) | ||||||||
center | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually noun • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher • a building dedicated to a particular activity • a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • the object upon which interest and attention focuses • a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process • the middle of a military or naval formation • (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team • (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback • a place where some particular activity is concentrated • politically moderate persons; centrists • (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team • the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering • mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace • the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game • (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play • a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game adjective satellite • equally distant from the extremes verb • center upon • direct one's attention on something • move into the center | ||||||||
central | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area noun • a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication adjective satellite • serving as an essential component | ||||||||
core | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a small group of indispensable persons or things • an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality • the center of an object • the central part of the Earth • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories • the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place • a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil verb • remove the core or center from | ||||||||
mainstream | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the prevailing current of thought | ||||||||
original | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of noun • an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made • something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies adjective satellite • preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed • (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary • not derived or copied or translated from something else | ||||||||
parent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian • an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained verb • look after a child until it is an adult | ||||||||
source | nounn | |||||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • a document (or organization) from which information is obtained • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a facility where something is available • a person who supplies information • someone who originates or causes or initiates something • (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to verb • get (a product) from another country or business • specify the origin of | ||||||||
trunk | nounn | |||||||
noun • the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber • luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage • the body excluding the head and neck and limbs • compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools • a long flexible snout as of an elephant | ||||||||
whole | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete • (of siblings) having the same parents noun • all of something including all its component elements or parts • an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity adverb • to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely adjective satellite • not injured or harmed • exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health • acting together as a single undiversified whole |