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branch
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- pronunciation:
- braench
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- branch out
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a woody part that grows out from the main body of a tree or shrub; limb.
- synonyms:
- bough, limb
- similar words:
- offshoot, shoot, spray, stalk, stem, stick, switch, twig
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| definition 2: |
any offshoot or subdivision of the main part of something.
a branch of the savings bankthe various branches of philosophy- synonyms:
- offshoot
- similar words:
- affiliate, appendage, appendix, arm, chapter, divide, division, limb, section, subdivision, subgroup, subset
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| definition 3: |
a stream or creek.
- synonyms:
- brook, creek, stream
- similar words:
- feeder, tributary
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| related words: |
adjunct, bough, brook, bureau, department, extension, local, log, member, offset, part |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
branches, branching, branched |
| definition 1: |
to separate or diverge.
- synonyms:
- diverge, divide, fork, furcate
- similar words:
- bifurcate, bisect, deviate, fan out, part, ramify, separate
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| definition 2: |
to put out branches.
- similar words:
- spread, sprout
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| related words: |
depart, radiate |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to separate or divide into branches or branchlike parts.
- similar words:
- divide, separate
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| related words: |
offset |
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| phrase: |
branch out |
| derivations: |
branchless (adj.), branchlike (adj.) |
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