BRANCH

BRANCH 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 6 letters 🎲 Scrabble 13 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a division of some larger or more complex organization
  2. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
  3. a part of a forked or branching shape
  4. a natural consequence of development

💬 Examples

  • "a branch of Congress"
  • "botany is a branch of biology"
  • "he broke off one of the branches"
  • "the arm of the record player"

🔗 Similar words

subdivisionarmlegramificationoutgrowthoffshoot
verb
  1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
  2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

💬 Examples

  • "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
  • "The road forks"

🔗 Similar words

ramifyforkfurcateseparate
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