Need another word that means the same as “branch”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “branch” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Branch” are: leg, ramification, arm, limb, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, subdivision, bough, tributary, feeder, side stream, division, section, subsection, department, sector, part, side, wing, office, bureau, agency, ramify, fork, furcate, separate, bifurcate, divide, subdivide, split, go in different directions, diverge from, deviate from, depart from, turn aside from, shoot off from, split off from, go off at a tangent from, swerve, career, skew, swing, sheer, weave, wheel
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “branch” as a noun can have the following definitions:
agency | Thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end. Canals carved by the agency of running water. |
arm | Each of the types of troops of which an army is composed such as infantry or artillery. I m so proud to have you on my arm. |
bough | Any of the larger branches of a tree. Apple boughs laden with blossom. |
bureau | An administrative unit of government. The London bureau of the Washington Post. |
department | The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France. He was a bit lacking in the height department. |
division | Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The main divisions of the book. |
feeder | Someone who consumes food for nourishment. The automatic sheet feeder holds up to 10 sheets of paper. |
leg | A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg. His trouser leg. |
limb | A large branch of a tree. The upper limb of the bow. |
office | Of a government or government official holding an office means being in power. He rented an office in the new building. |
offset | The time at which something is supposed to begin. Offset adjustment circuits. |
offshoot | A side shoot or branch on a plant. Commercial offshoots of universities. |
outgrowth | Something that grows out of something else. With further outgrowth the radius and ulna develop. |
part | The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation one s duty. The part in her hair was white and straight. |
ramification | A development that complicates a situation. An extended family with its ramifications of neighbouring in laws. |
section | A subdivision of an army platoon. There are three synagogues in the Jewish section. |
sector | The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. The government aimed to reassure the industrial and commercial sector. |
side | A surface forming part of the outside of an object. Stream side plants. |
side stream | A line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure. |
subdivision | A secondary or subordinate division. Such an arrangement offers the possibility of subdivision into a series of identical spaces. |
subsection | A division of a section. Each chapter has a different theme and numerous subsections. |
tributary | A branch that flows into the main stream. The Illinois River a tributary of the Mississippi. |
wing | The wing of a bird as food. A maternity wing. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “branch” as a verb can have the following definitions:
bifurcate | Divide into two branches. The road bifurcated. |
career | Move headlong at high speed. The coach careered across the road and went through a hedge. |
depart from | Remove oneself from an association with or participation in. |
deviate from | Turn aside; turn away from. |
diverge from | Move or draw apart. |
divide | Perform a division. 3 divides into 15. |
fork | Dig or move something with a fork. The place where the road forks. |
furcate | Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork. Lines of descent furcating from a common source. |
go in different directions | Blend or harmonize. |
go off at a tangent from | Be ranked or compare. |
ramify | Have or develop complicating consequences. The consequences of an act ramify and multiply. |
separate | Become separated into pieces or fragments. Police were trying to separate two rioting mobs. |
sheer | Cause to sheer. She sheered her car around the obstacle. |
shoot off from | Run or move very quickly or hastily. |
skew | Twist or turn or cause to do this. The curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects. |
split | Separate into parts or portions. I told him I wouldn t split on him. |
split off from | Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways. |
subdivide | Divide into smaller and smaller pieces. The heading was subdivided into eight separate sections. |
swerve | Change or cause to change direction abruptly. O Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner. |
swing | Be a social swinger socialize a lot. A priest began swinging a censer. |
turn aside from | Cause to move around a center so as to show another side of. |
weave | Interlace (threads) so as to form fabric. He weaves colourful cinematic plots. |
wheel | Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. Luke was wheeling a barrow. |
adhere | Believe in and follow the practices of. The account adhered firmly to fact. |
bough | Any of the larger branches of a tree. Apple boughs laden with blossom. |
bud | Develop buds. New blood vessels bud out from the vascular bed. |
fruitful | Productive or conducive to producing in abundance. Be happy be fruitful. |
harrow | Draw a harrow over land. Todd could take it whereas I m harrowed by it. |
leaf | A thing that resembles a leaf in being flat and thin. She leafed through the volume. |
leafy | (of a plant) producing or grown for its broad-bladed leaves. Leafy vegetables. |
mistletoe | American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe. |
nib | The writing point of a pen. Slide the tile into place until the nibs hook on. |
offshoot | A side shoot or branch on a plant. Commercial offshoots of universities. |
olive | Of a yellow green color similar to that of an unripe olive. Shades of gold olive and black. |
outgrowth | A natural consequence of development. The eye first appears as an outgrowth from the brain. |
pendulous | Having branches or flower heads that bend downward. The pendulous branches of a weeping willow. |
ramify | Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures. These actions will ramify. |
ramose | Having branches. Ramose corals. |
root | Cause to take roots. The pig was rooting for truffles. |
sapwood | The soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark, containing the functioning vascular tissue. |
section | Divide into sections. Metal sections were used below ground. |
sector | The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. The public sector. |
shrub | A woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground. |
slot | A slot machine that is used for gambling. They spend hours and hours just playing the slots. |
sprig | An ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers. A sprig of holly. |
stick | Stick to firmly. Her arms were like sticks. |
subdivision | A division of some larger or more complex organization. The Birkenhead police subdivision. |
thatch | Cover with thatch. The rain drummed noisily on the thatch above her head. |
tine | A prong or sharp point, such as that on a fork or antler. |
twig | Branch out in a twiglike manner. The lightning bolt twigged in several directions. |
wattle | Any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle. |
wedge | A formation of people or animals in the shape of a wedge. She wedged her holdall between two bags. |
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