OFF

3 letters 9 Scrabble points /ɔːf/

Definition of OFF

noun
  1. (usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.

    "He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."

verb
  1. To kill.

    "He got in the way so I had him offed."

  2. To switch off.

    "Can you off the light?"

adjective
  1. Inoperative, disabled.

    "All the lights are off."

  2. Cancelled; not happening.

    "The party's off because the hostess is sick."

  3. Not fitted; not being worn.

    "The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off."

adverb
  1. In a direction away from the speaker or object.

    "He drove off in a cloud of smoke."

  2. Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

    "Please switch off the light when you leave."

  3. So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.

    "He bit off the end of the carrot."

preposition
  1. Not positioned upon; away from a position upon.

    "He's off the roof now."

  2. Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.

    "He was thrown off the team for cheating."

  3. Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.

    "His office is off this corridor on the right."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters O F F
Length 3 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

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