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Words related to branch

Related / Similar Words: arm, limb, subdivision, outgrowth, offshoot, offset, fork, leg, ramification, ramify, furcate, separate

Definition:

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";

an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress";

a stream or river connected to a larger one;

a natural consequence of development;

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant;

a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork";

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks";

grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large";

See Also: diversify, branch out, broaden

Hyponyms: post office, local post office, executive branch, Executive Office of the President, legislative branch, judicial branch, billabong, distributary, feeder, tributary, affluent, deadwood, limb, tree branch, branchlet, twig, sprig, bifurcation, brachium, arborize, arborise, bifurcate, trifurcate

Grouped Verbs: ramify, fork, furcate, separate

Part Meronyms: furcation, forking

Derivational Morphology: ramify, fork, furcate, separate, furcation, forking, branching, ramification, leg

Language Translations:
Bosnian: grana		Croatian: grana
Dutch: filiaal and tak		Finnish: oksa and sivukonttori
German: Ast and Zweigstelle		Hebrew: סניף and ענף
Polish: gałąź and oddział		Portuguese: filial and galho
Romanian: ram		Russian: ветвь and отделение
Serbian: grana		Slovene: veja
Spanish: sucursal		Swedish: filial
Telugu: కొమ్మ and శాఖ		Turkish: dal and şube
Vietnamese: nhánh

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