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de-
(Latin: from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary or root word)
Biofuels
(Algenol, an algae strain of microscopic plantlike organisms that feed off sunlight and carbon dioxide; a biofuel greener and cheaper than oil or corn-fed ethanol)
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “off”
go off
1. Start; "The alarm will start buzzing at seven o'clock in the morning."
2. End; "The TV show will go off at midnight."
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Living off the fat of the land (Genesis 45:18)
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Off his (or her) rocker. Off your rocker. Off my rocker (idioms)
Someone who is crazy: Being off your rocker often means "to be crazy", but it probably originally referred to a "normal person" who periodically, and unexpectedly, did insane things.

At the very least, when someone is said to be off his or her rocker, it usually means that the person is behaving in a very strange or silly way.

Sally said, "I must have been off my rocker when I agreed to change jobs."

Several applicable words for off the rocker include the following:

  • nutty as a fruitcake
  • have bats in the belfry
  • a basket case
  • losing it
  • lose one's marbles
  • taking leave of one's senses
  • mentally unhinged
  • have a screw loose

Although the cartoon below is referring to another entry word, it is also providing an example of being off one's rocker.

To hint that someone is silly or unfit.
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off-key (adjective), more off-key, most off-key
1. Not in tune because the tones are above or below the proper pitch: Some of the musical notes during the concert were slightly off-key, which produced unharmonious results.
2. Behavior that deviates from what is considered to be normal or proper: Jan's neighbor had off-key activities which disturbed others who lived near him because he played his recorded music very loudly or had the volume on his TV blasting so much that people could not enjoy listening to their own TVs or were unable to go to sleep while he was continuing his off-key activities.
Not behaving in accord with what is considered normal.
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off-key, more off-key, most off-key
Not in tune because some of the musical notes are above or below the proper pitch; behavior that deviates from what is considered to be normal or proper. (1)
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rip off
Velcro is a popular rip off!
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stand-off mounting
Technique for mounting a photovoltaic array on a sloped roof, which involves mounting the modules a short distance above the pitched roof and tilting them to the optimum angle.
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