BRANCH

/bɹæntʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Definition

  1. verb grow and send out branches or branch-like structures. — synonyms: ramify
  2. verb divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. — synonyms: ramify, fork, furcate, separate
  3. noun a division of some larger or more complex organization. — synonyms: subdivision, arm
  4. noun a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant.
  5. noun a part of a forked or branching shape. — synonyms: leg, ramification
  6. noun a natural consequence of development. — synonyms: outgrowth, offshoot, offset
  7. noun a stream or river connected to a larger one.
  8. noun any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. — synonyms: arm, limb

Examples

  • “the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway”
  • “the branches of a hyperbola”
  • “Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.”

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