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branch - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" |
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leg,
ramification |
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subfigure a figure that is a part of another figure
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forking,
furcation the place where something divides into branches
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bifurcation the act of splitting into two branches
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brachium (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
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crotch,
fork the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
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branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant |
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stalk,
stem a stiff or threatening gait
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bark a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
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deadwood a branch or a part of a tree that is dead
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limb,
tree branch the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
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branchlet,
sprig,
twig a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
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branch - a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" |
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subdivision,
arm |
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division the act or process of dividing
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local post office,
post office a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
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executive branch,
executive office of the president the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
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legislative branch the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
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judicial branch the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
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branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one |
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stream,
watercourse dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
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billabong a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high
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distributary a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
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affluent,
confluent,
feeder,
tributary an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents"
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branch - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" |
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ramify,
fork,
furcate,
separate |
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diverge move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
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branch out,
broaden,
diversify become broader; "The road broadened"
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branch,
ramify divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
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arborise,
arborize branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize"
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twig branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"
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bifurcate divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"
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trifurcate divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge"
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