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branch

/ branch /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization
"a branch of Congress"
Type of:
division
Kinds of:
post office local post office executive branch Executive Office of the President legislative branch
noun Sense 2
a stream or river connected to a larger one
Type of:
stream watercourse
Kinds of:
billabong distributary feeder tributary affluent
Derived:
ramify fork furcate separate
noun Sense 3
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
Type of:
stalk stem
Kinds of:
deadwood limb tree branch branchlet twig
noun Sense 4
a part of a forked or branching shape
"he broke off one of the branches"
"they took the south fork"
Type of:
subfigure
Kinds of:
bifurcation brachium
Has parts:
furcation forking
Derived:
ramify fork furcate separate
verb Sense 5
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
"The road forks"
Type of:
diverge
Kinds of:
arborize arborise twig bifurcate trifurcate
Derived:
furcation forking branching ramification fork
Verb group:
ramify
See also:
diversify branch out broaden
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 6
any projection that is thought to resemble an arm
"the arm of the record player"
"an arm of the sea"
"a branch of the sewer"
Type of:
projection
noun Sense 7
a natural consequence of development
Type of:
consequence effect outcome
verb Sense 8
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
"these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
Type of:
grow
Derived:
fork leg ramification branching forking
Verb group:
ramify fork furcate separate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
79%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
3
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division post office local post office executive branch Executive Office of the President legislative branch stream watercourse billabong distributary feeder tributary