Onset
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To assault; to set upon. To set about; to begin.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent. The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus. The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak. A setting about; a beginning. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
Offset
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.A time at which something begins; outset.A printing method, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.The difference between a target memory address and a base address.The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To compensate for something.
Example sentence: Offset is a boss.