branch

/bɹˈæntʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a division of some larger or more complex organization
   “a branch of Congress”
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
   “he broke off one of the branches”
4. a natural consequence of development
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
6. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
   “the arm of the record player”

verb

1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
   “these plants ramify early and get to be very large”
2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
   “The road forks”

Synonyms for branch

• subdivision
• arm
• leg
• ramification
• outgrowth
• offshoot
• offset
• limb
• ramify
• fork
• furcate
• separate

Words that rhyme with branch

• avalanche
• blanch
• ranch
• stanch
• tranche
• blanche
• branche
• lancz