| NOUN | group | branch, subdivision, arm | a division of some larger / larger or more complex organization |
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| plant | branch | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant | |
| shape | branch, leg, ramification | a part of a forked or branching shape | |
| phenomenon | branch, outgrowth, offshoot, offset | a natural consequence of development | |
| object | branch | a stream or river connected to a larger / larger one | |
| artifact | branch, arm, limb | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | |
| VERB | change | branch, ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
| change | branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
| Sounds | brae'nch | |
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| Rhymes | avalanche ... tranche: 6 rhymes with aench... | |
| Meaning | A division of some larger / larger or more complex organization. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | subdivision, arm | |
| Narrower | executive branch, Executive Office of the President | The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws |
| judicial branch | The branch of the United States government responsible / responsible for the administration of justice | |
| legislative branch | The branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating | |
| post office, local post office | A local branch where postal services are available" | |
| Broader | division | An administrative unit in government or business |
| Spanish | subdivisión | |
| Catalan | subdivisió | |
| Meaning | A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant. | |
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| Parts | bark | tough / tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants |
| Narrower | branchlet, twig, sprig | A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division) |
| deadwood | A branch or a part of a tree that is dead | |
| limb, tree branch | Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree | |
| Broader | stalk, stem | A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
| Spanish | rama | |
| Catalan | branca, branc, rama | |
| Adjectives | branchy | having many branches |
| Meaning | A part of a forked or branching shape. | |
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| Example | "he broke off one of the branches" | |
| Synonyms | leg, ramification | |
| Part of | furcation, forking | The place where something divides into branches |
| Narrower | bifurcation | A bifurcating branch (one or both of them) |
| brachium | (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal | |
| fork, crotch | The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | |
| Broader | subfigure | A figure that is a part of another figure |
| Adjectives | branchy | having many branches |
| Verbs | branch | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
| Meaning | A natural consequence of development. | |
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| Synonyms | outgrowth, offshoot, offset | |
| Broader | consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| Spanish | vástago | |
| Meaning | A stream or river connected to a larger / larger one. | |
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| Narrower | billabong | A branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high |
| distributary | A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it | |
| feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent | A branch that flows into the main stream | |
| Broader | stream, watercourse | A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
| Spanish | afluente | |
| Catalan | afluent | |
| Verbs | branch | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
| Meaning | Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. | |
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| Example | "a branch of the sewer" | |
| Synonyms | arm, limb | |
| Broader | projection | Any structure that branches out from a central support |
| Spanish | brazo | |
| Catalan | braç | |
| Meaning | Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | ramify | |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Similar to | branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
| Spanish | ramificar | |
| Meaning | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | ramify, fork, furcate, separate | |
| Narrower | arborize, arborise | Branch out like trees |
| bifurcate | divide into two branches | |
| trifurcate | divide into three | |
| twig | Branch out in a twiglike manner | |
| Broader | diverge | Move or draw apart / apart |
| See also | branch out | vary in order to spread risk or to expand |
| Similar to | ramify, branch | Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
| Spanish | ramificarse, ramificar | |
| Catalan | ramificar-se | |
| Nouns | branch | a stream or river connected to a larger / larger one |
| branch | a part of a forked or branching shape | |
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