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branch

/bɹænt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Branch means: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.

Synonyms for branch18

noun, as in a natural consequence of development

outgrowth, offshoot, offset

noun, as in a division of some larger or more complex organization

subdivision, arm

noun, as in a part of a forked or branching shape

leg, ramification

noun, as in any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

arm, limb

verb, as in grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

ramify, fork, furcate, separate

verb, as in divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

ramify, fork, furcate, separate

also used for branch

bough, grain, tiller, tillow, twig, tree

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What does branch mean?8

verb

1

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

2

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork“The road forks”

noun

1

a natural consequence of development

2

a division of some larger or more complex organization“a branch of Congress”

3

a part of a forked or branching shape“he broke off one of the branches”

4

any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm“the arm of the record player”

5

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

6

a stream or river connected to a larger one

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with branch?1

one syllable

ranch
Show 40 near rhymes
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Branch in a sentence

  • On this tree, there is an apple on every branch.banichka
  • For a rough branch, a keen axe is needed.Objectivesea
  • To the bird, a simple branch is preferable to a golden cage.tinowls
  • Twig in beak, the diminutive bird pranced atop the thick branch.Eccles17
  • It's a sharp axe, but the branch is not yielding.AlanF_US
  • The blue bird is perched on a branch, singing cheerfully.Solana
  • Suddenly, the branch he was on broke, and he fell to the ground.vstrishnik
  • Suddenly, the branch he's on breaks, and he falls to the ground.vstrishnik

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Forms of branch

as a noun

plural
branches

as a verb

past tense
branched
present participle
branching
third-person singular
branches
past participle
branched