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   Branch

   /bran(t)SH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough: "Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple" Similar boughlimbarmoffshoot
   • ▪ a lateral extension or subdivision extending from the main part of something, typically one extending from a river, road, or railway: "a branch of the Susquehanna River" Similar tributaryfeederside stream
   • ▪ a division or office of a large business or organization, operating locally or having a particular function: "he went to work at our Boston branch" Similar divisionsubdivisionsectionsubsectiondepartmentsectorpartsidewingareaspheredisciplinefieldofficebureauagencyaffiliatesubsidiaryoffshootsatellitechapterlodge
   • ▪ a conceptual subdivision of something, especially a family, group of languages, or a subject: "a branch of mathematics called graph theory"
   • ▪ a control structure in which one of several alternative sets of program statements is selected for execution.

   verb

   • 1. (of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions: "follow this track south until it branches into two" Similar forkbifurcatedividesubdividesplitseparatego in different directionstechnical:furcatedivaricatediverge fromdeviate fromdepart fromturn aside fromshoot off fromsplit off fromgo off at a tangent fromfan out fromray out fromradiate fromtechnical:ramify
   • ▪ diverge from the main route or part: "the road branched off at the market town"
   • 2. (of a tree or plant) bear or send out branches: "this rose has a tendency to branch and spread at the top"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. branchlet noun
   • 2. branchlike adjective
   • 3. branchy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What is branch noun?

   • Definition of branch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow She climbed the tree and hid in the branches. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   • A branch is a protruding part of a tree, something that juts out from a main part, or a division of a group or organization. The word branch has many other senses as a noun and a verb. For most trees, underground roots connect to the thick trunk that extends toward the sky. Jutting out of the trunk are branches, smaller limbs of the tree.

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   What is a synonym for branch?

   • Branch in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...) Synonym: divide , expand , spread . Antonym: trunk . Similar words: ranch , franchise , brand , brand new , rancor , entrance , tolerance , insurance . Meaning: [brɑːntʃ] n. 1.

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   What does branched from a tree mean?

   • : to divide up : section Noun birds singing from the branches of a tree The bank has a new branch in our area. She works at the branch office downtown. Verb The stream branches from the river near their house. threads branched from the center of the spider web

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