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branch
noun(branch)
a part of a forked or branching shape
Synonyms: leg, ramification,
Examples:
He broke off one of the branches.
branch
noun(branch)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Synonyms: arm, limb,
Examples:
A branch of the sewer.
branch
verb(branch)
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
Synonyms: ramify,
branch
noun(branch)
a natural consequence of development
Synonyms: offset, offshoot, outgrowth,
branch
verb(branch)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Synonyms: fork, furcate, ramify, separate,
branch
noun(branch)
a division of some larger or more complex organization
Synonyms: arm, subdivision,
Examples:
A branch of Congress.
Botany is a branch of biology.
The Germanic branch of Indo-European languages.
branch
noun(branch)
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
branch
noun(branch)
a stream or river connected to a larger one

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