8-letter words that end in off
- roll-off — Electronics. the rate of loss or attenuation of a signal beyond a certain frequency.
- rope off — block access to, cordon off
- sawn-off — (of a shotgun) having the barrel cut short, mainly to facilitate concealment of the weapon
- seal off — an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sell off — an act or method of selling.
- sell-off — Stock Exchange. a sudden and marked decline in stock or bond prices resulting from widespread selling.
- send off — a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.
- send-off — a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.
- show off — a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- show-off — a person given to pretentious display.
- shut off — the act or time of shutting or closing.
- shut-off — the act or time of shutting or closing.
- sign off — a token; indication.
- sign-off — the act or fact of signing off.
- skim off — to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- skip off — to leave work, school, etc, early or without authorization
- slag off — criticize, speak ill of
- snap-off — fastening or closing with a click or snap, as a device fitted with a spring catch: a snap lock.
- spin off — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spin-off — Commerce. a process of reorganizing a corporate structure whereby the capital stock of a division or subsidiary of a corporation or of a newly affiliated company is transferred to the stockholders of the parent corporation without an exchange of any part of the stock of the latter. Compare split-off (def 3), split-up (def 3).
- standoff — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- step-off — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- stop off — the act of stopping.
- stop-off — stopover.
- suck off — to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
- suck-off — to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
- tail off — diminish gradually
- take off — the act of taking.
- tear off — designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank.
- tear-off — designed to be easily removed by tearing, usually along a perforated line: a sales letter with a tear-off order blank.
- teed off — Golf. Also called teeing ground. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole. a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
- tell off — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
- tick off — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- time off — holiday, vacation from work
- toss off — to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.
- tradeoff — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- turn-off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- voronoff — Serge [French serzh] /French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1951, Russian physician.
- walk off — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-off — a person who escapes easily, especially by walking away from a place of detention; a walkaway: The guards rounded up the walk-offs from the prison farm.
- wall off — If part of a place is walled off, it is separated from the rest of the place by a wall.
- ward off — a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- warn off — If you warn someone off, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment.
- wave-off — (on an aircraft carrier) the last-minute signaling to an aircraft making its final landing approach that it is not to land on that particular pass but is to go around and come in again.
- wear off — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- well off — having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
- well-off — having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
- wind off — to unwind or remove by unwinding
- wipe off — remove by rubbing