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branch
noun
verb
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- RANC
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
bɹɑːntʃ
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
“the arm of the record player”
noun
a division of some larger or more complex organization
“a branch of Congress”
noun
a stream or river connected to a larger one
noun
a natural consequence of development
noun
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
noun
a part of a forked or branching shape
“he broke off one of the branches”
verb
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
“The road forks”
verb
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
“these plants ramify early and get to be very large”
In context
Example Sentences
the arm of the record player
an arm of the sea
a branch of the sewer
a branch of Congress
botany is a branch of biology
the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
he broke off one of the branches
The road forks
these plants ramify early and get to be very large
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