officer, n. [office-holder], magistrate, dignitary, [incumbent].

officially, adv. ex-officio.

officious, a. [meddlesome], [intrusive], [obtrusive], pragmatical, [impertinent].

offscouring, n. [refuse], [scum], offscum, recrement, [dross], [trash], [waste].

offset, n. [set-off], [counterbalance], [equivalent].--v. [counterbalance], [counterpoise].

offshoot, n. [scion], [branch].

offspring, n. [children], [issue], progeny, posterity, [descendants].

often, adv. frequently, repeatedly, oftentimes, ofttimes. Antonyms: [seldom], infrequently.

oil, v. lubricate.

oiliness, n. lubricity, unctuousness, unctuosity, oleosity, glibness.