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outshoot

outshoot

7.5
A smaller thing that starts from a larger project or plan
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtʃuːt/
translation icon : ramificación
  • The new art festival is an outshoot of the city’s cultural initiative.

Examples

  • Her freelance business became a successful outshoot of her previous job in marketing.

  • Many innovations are outshoots of earlier technologies.

  • The hiking trail is an outshoot from the main path through the forest.

  • The new project is an outshoot of our previous research.

  • The new art festival is an outshoot of the city’s cultural initiative.

  • Her freelance business became a successful outshoot of her previous job in marketing.

  • The new project is an outshoot of our previous research.

Synonyms

offshoot
vsoutshoot
21 5.1

A new group or idea that develops from an earlier one

is produced by something larger or more important rather than a general by-product
outgrowth
vsoutshoot
9 6.1

A result that comes from something earlier, like a new idea

is specifically tied to growing out of something larger or more important
offset
vsoutshoot
1 4.7

A result that happens as a natural effect of something else

is a secondary development that grows out from something larger not just a consequence
aftergrowth
vsoutshoot
6.8

A later result that appears unexpectedly after an event

is a secondary development produced by something larger rather than only later

Surface Forms

outshoot singular
outshoots plural

Morphology

outshoot = shoot (semi-transparent) = out + shoot

While 'out' + 'shoot' is clear, the specific meaning of a secondary development is not a standard derivation.

Etymology

Outshoot is made of out and shoot, so imagine something 'shooting out' from a larger thing, like a small project growing from a big idea. An outshoot is a small result or offshoot that comes from something more important.