branch
English Thesaurus
1. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | projection, |
| definition | : | any structure that branches out from a central support (noun.artifact) |
2. a division of some larger or more complex organization (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | division, |
| definition | : | an administrative unit in government or business (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | legislative branch, |
| definition | : | the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | judicial branch, |
| definition | : | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice (noun.group) |
3. a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | stream, watercourse, |
| definition | : | a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | billabong, |
| definition | : | a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | distributary, |
| definition | : | a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it (noun.object) |
4. a natural consequence of development (noun.phenomenon)
5. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | stalk, stem, |
| definition | : | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | deadwood, |
| definition | : | a branch or a part of a tree that is dead (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | limb, tree branch, |
| definition | : | any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | branchlet, sprig, twig, |
| definition | : | a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | bark, |
| definition | : | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants (noun.plant) |
6. a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | subfigure, |
| definition | : | a figure that is a part of another figure (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | bifurcation, |
| definition | : | a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | brachium, |
| definition | : | (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crotch, fork, |
| definition | : | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches (noun.shape) |
| part meronym | : | forking, furcation, |
| definition | : | the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape) |
7. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | diverge, |
| definition | : | move or draw apart (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | twig, |
| definition | : | branch out in a twiglike manner (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | bifurcate, |
| definition | : | divide into two branches (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | trifurcate, |
| definition | : | divide into three (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
8. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | grow, |
| definition | : | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain (verb.change) |
9. a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object)
10. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | branchy, |
| definition | : | having many branches (adj.all) |
11. a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | branchy, |
| definition | : | having many branches (adj.all) |
12. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)
| derivation | : | ramification, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | branch, |
| definition | : | a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | forking, furcation, |
| definition | : | the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape) |
13. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change)
| derivation | : | ramification, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute) |
14. a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object)
15. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | branchy, |
| definition | : | having many branches (adj.all) |
16. a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | branchy, |
| definition | : | having many branches (adj.all) |
17. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)
| derivation | : | ramification, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | branch, |
| definition | : | a stream or river connected to a larger one (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | forking, furcation, |
| definition | : | the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape) |
18. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change)
| derivation | : | ramification, |
| definition | : | an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute) |
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