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branch
Overview of noun branch
The noun branch has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (19) branch, subdivision, arm -- (an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress")
2. (15) branch -- (a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant)
3. (5) branch, leg, ramification -- (a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches")
4. outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset -- (a natural consequence of development)
5. branch -- (a stream or river connected to a larger one)
6. arm, branch, limb -- (any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer")
Overview of verb branch
The verb branch has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ramify, branch -- (grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large")
2. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate -- (divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun branch
6 senses of branch
Sense 1
branch, subdivision, arm
=> division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
branch
=> stalk, stem
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
=> subfigure
=> figure
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset
=> consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
branch
=> stream, watercourse
=> body of water, water
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
arm, branch, limb
=> projection
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun branch
4 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 1
branch, subdivision, arm
=> post office, local post office
=> executive branch, Executive Office of the President
=> legislative branch
=> judicial branch
Sense 2
branch
=> deadwood
=> limb, tree branch
=> branchlet, twig, sprig
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
=> bifurcation
=> brachium
=> fork, crotch
Sense 5
branch
=> billabong
=> distributary
=> feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun branch
6 senses of branch
Sense 1
branch, subdivision, arm
=> division
Sense 2
branch
=> stalk, stem
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
=> subfigure
Sense 4
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset
=> consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
Sense 5
branch
=> stream, watercourse
Sense 6
arm, branch, limb
=> projection
Antonyms of noun branch
Member Holonyms of noun branch
Substance Holonyms of noun branch
Part Holonyms of noun branch
1 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
PART OF: furcation, forking
Member Meronyms of noun branch
Substance Meronyms of noun branch
Part Meronyms of noun branch
1 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 2
branch
HAS PART: bark
Meronyms of noun branch
1 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 2
branch
HAS PART: bark
Holonyms of noun branch
1 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
PART OF: furcation, forking
Attributes of noun branch
Derived Forms of noun branch
3 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 2
branch
RELATED TO>(adj) branchy#1
=> branchy
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
RELATED TO>(adj) branchy#1
=> branchy
RELATED TO>(verb) branch#2
=> branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
Sense 5
branch
RELATED TO>(verb) branch#2
=> branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
Domain of noun branch
Domain Terms of noun branch
Familiarity of noun branch
branch used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun branch
6 senses of branch
Sense 1
branch, subdivision, arm
> division
=> department, section
=> branch, subdivision, arm
Sense 2
branch
> stalk, stem
=> gynophore
=> carpophore
=> cornstalk, corn stalk
=> filament
=> funicle, funiculus
=> petiolule
=> cane
=> sporangiophore
=> cutting, slip
=> tuber
=> rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk
=> axis
=> caudex
=> beanstalk
=> cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade
=> stock, caudex
=> stipe
=> scape, flower stalk
=> petiole, leafstalk
=> bulb
=> corm
=> branch
=> culm
=> haulm, halm
=> trunk, tree trunk, bole
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
> subfigure
=> flank
=> hemisphere
=> facet
=> branch, leg, ramification
Sense 4
outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset
> consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
=> offspring, materialization, materialisation
=> aftereffect
=> aftermath, wake, backwash
=> bandwagon effect
=> brisance
=> butterfly effect
=> by-product, byproduct
=> change
=> coattails effect
=> Coriolis effect
=> dent
=> domino effect
=> harvest
=> impact, wallop
=> influence
=> knock-on effect
=> outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset
=> product
=> placebo effect
=> position effect
=> repercussion, reverberation
=> response
=> side effect, fallout
=> spillover
Sense 5
branch
> stream, watercourse
=> branch
=> brook, creek
=> headstream
=> river
=> rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet
=> tidal river, tidewater river, tidal stream, tidewater stream
Sense 6
arm, branch, limb
> projection
=> arm, branch, limb
=> brim
=> burr
=> cleat
=> cornice
=> drip, drip mold, drip mould
=> flange, rim
=> fluke, flue
=> head
=> knob, boss
=> lobe
=> lug
=> overhang
=> prong
=> spike
=> tenon
=> tooth
=> tooth
Meronyms of noun branch
6 senses of branch
Sense 1
branch, subdivision, arm
=> division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 2
branch
HAS PART: bark
=> stalk, stem
HAS PART: internode
HAS PART: receptacle
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
branch
=> stream, watercourse
HAS PART: ford, crossing
HAS PART: meander
HAS PART: midstream
=> body of water, water
HAS SUBSTANCE: water, H2O
HAS SUBSTANCE: hydrogen, H, atomic number 1
HAS SUBSTANCE: oxygen, O, atomic number 8
Sense 6
arm, branch, limb
=> projection
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun branch
1 of 6 senses of branch
Sense 3
branch, leg, ramification
PART OF: furcation, forking
Grep of noun branch
branch
branch line
branch of knowledge
branch water
branched chain
branched chain ketoaciduria
branchia
branchial arch
branchial cleft
branching
branchiobdella
branchiobdellidae
branchiopod
branchiopod crustacean
branchiopoda
branchiopodan
branchiostegidae
branchiostomidae
branchiura
branchlet
dibranch
elasmobranch
executive branch
james branch cabell
judicial branch
lamellibranch
legislative branch
nudibranch
olive branch
special branch
tree branch
Antonyms of verb branch
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb branch
2 senses of branch
Sense 1
ramify, branch
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
=> diverge
=> move
Also See> branch out#1
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb branch
1 of 2 senses of branch
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
=> arborize, arborise
=> twig
=> bifurcate
=> trifurcate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb branch
2 senses of branch
Sense 1
ramify, branch
=> grow
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
=> diverge
Also See> branch out#1
'Cause To' of verb branch
Derived Forms of verb branch
1 of 2 senses of branch
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
RELATED TO>(noun) branch#3
=> branch, leg, ramification
RELATED TO>(noun) branch#5
=> branch
Domain of verb branch
Domain Terms of verb branch
Familiarity of verb branch
branch used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb branch
2 senses of branch
Sense 1
ramify, branch
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb branch
2 senses of branch
Sense 1
ramify, branch
> grow
=> hypertrophy
=> rise, go up, climb
=> enlarge
=> augment
=> vegetate
=> mushroom
=> overgrow, grow over
=> stretch
=> develop
=> expand
=> boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish, expand
=> proliferate
=> lengthen
=> ramify, branch
=> burgeon
=> root
=> rise, prove
=> expand, spread out
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
> diverge
=> branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb branch
Sense 1
ramify, branch
=> grow
Sense 2
branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
=> diverge
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Grep of verb branch
branch
branch out
Grep of adj branch
branch-like
branched
branchial
branchiate
branching
branchiopod
branchiopodan
branchiopodous
branchless
branchlike
branchy
lamellibranch
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