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branch
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- pronunciation:
- braench
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A branch is a part of a tree or bush. Branches grow out from the main part of the tree.
The squirrel jumped from branch to branch in the tree.
- synonyms:
- limb
- similar words:
- shoot, stem, stick, switch, twig
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| definition 2: |
A branch is one part of something.
Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics.- similar words:
- arm, chapter, division, section
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| definition 3: |
A branch is a stream or creek connected with a larger river.
The river that flows through our town is a branch of the Ohio River.- synonyms:
- brook, creek, stream
- similar words:
- tributary
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| related words: |
brook, department, extension, log, member, part |
| derivations: |
branchless (adj.), branchlike (adj.) |
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