Offing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The part of the sea visible from shore that is very distant or beyond anchoring ground.
  • idiom. in the offing In the near or immediate future; soon to come: with exams finished and graduation in the offing.
  • idiom. in the offing Nearby; at hand.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
  • n. The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
  • n. The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
  • v. Present participle of off.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That part of the open visible sea that is remote from the shore, beyond the anchoring-ground, or beyond the mid-line between the shore and the horizon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the near or foreseeable future
  • n. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hereafter    future    futurity    time to come    water    body of water   
    Cross Reference
    to keep a good offing    to get a good offing   
    Form
    in the offing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sea    distance   
    Verb Stem
    off   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    coughing    doffing   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mobster    mid-channel    ken    l    en   
     
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