BRANCH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any projection that is thought to resemble an arm
   Synonym(s)
   • arm (what does arm mean?)
   • limb (what does limb mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the arm of the record player
   • an arm of the sea
   • a branch of the sewer
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • projection (what does projection mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization
   Synonym(s)
   • arm (what does arm mean?)
   • subdivision (what does subdivision mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a branch of Congress
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • division (what does division mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • post office (what does post office mean?)
   • local post office (what does local post office mean?)
   • executive branch (what does executive branch mean?)
   • Executive Office of the President (what does Executive Office of the President mean?)
   • legislative branch (what does legislative branch mean?)
   • judicial branch (what does judicial branch mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a stream or river connected to a larger one
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   • watercourse (what does watercourse mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • billabong (what does billabong mean?)
   • distributary (what does distributary mean?)
   • feeder (what does feeder mean?)
   • tributary (what does tributary mean?)
   • affluent (what does affluent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • furcate (what does furcate mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a natural consequence of development
   Synonym(s)
   • offset (what does offset mean?)
   • offshoot (what does offshoot mean?)
   • outgrowth (what does outgrowth mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consequence (what does consequence mean?)
   • effect (what does effect mean?)
   • outcome (what does outcome mean?)
   • result (what does result mean?)
   • event (what does event mean?)
   • issue (what does issue mean?)
   • upshot (what does upshot mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stalk (what does stalk mean?)
   • stem (what does stem mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • deadwood (what does deadwood mean?)
   • limb (what does limb mean?)
   • tree branch (what does tree branch mean?)
   • branchlet (what does branchlet mean?)
   • twig (what does twig mean?)
   • sprig (what does sprig mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a part of a forked or branching shape
   Synonym(s)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • leg (what does leg mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he broke off one of the branches
   • they took the south fork
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • subfigure (what does subfigure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bifurcation (what does bifurcation mean?)
   • brachium (what does brachium mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • furcate (what does furcate mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • furcate (what does furcate mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)

BRANCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   Synonym(s)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • furcate (what does furcate mean?)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The road forks
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • diverge (what does diverge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • arborize (what does arborize mean?)
   • arborise (what does arborise mean?)
   • twig (what does twig mean?)
   • bifurcate (what does bifurcate mean?)
   • trifurcate (what does trifurcate mean?)
   See Also
   • diversify (what does diversify mean?)
   • branch out (what does branch out mean?)
   • broaden (what does broaden mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • furcation (what does furcation mean?)
   • forking (what does forking mean?)
   • branching (what does branching mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • forking (what does forking mean?)
   • furcation (what does furcation mean?)
   • forking (what does forking mean?)
   • branching (what does branching mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • forking (what does forking mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • leg (what does leg mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • branching (what does branching mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • forking (what does forking mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • leg (what does leg mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
2. Meaning
   • grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   Synonym(s)
   • ramify (what does ramify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • these plants ramify early and get to be very large
   Hypernyms(s) branch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • grow (what does grow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • branch (what does branch mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • leg (what does leg mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • branching (what does branching mean?)
   • ramification (what does ramification mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • forking (what does forking mean?)