Origin of branch
1250–1300; Middle English
bra(u)nche < Anglo-French; Old French
branche < Late Latin
branca paw, of uncertain origin
SYNONYMS FOR branch
synonym study for branch
1.
Branch,
bough,
limb refer to divisions of a tree.
Branch is general, meaning either a large or a small division.
Bough refers only to the larger branches:
a bough loaded with apples. A
limb is a large primary division of a tree trunk or of a bough:
to climb out on a limb.
OTHER WORDS FROM branch
Words nearby branch
brampton,
bramwell,
bran,
bran tub,
branagh,
branch,
branch cut,
branch instruction,
branch line,
branch off,
branch officer
Definition for branch (2 of 2)
-branch
a combining form for forming nouns and adjectives that denote gill formations or animals having gill formations.
Origin of -branch
Example sentences from the Web for branch
British Dictionary definitions for branch
branch
/ (brɑːntʃ) /
noun
verb
See also
branch out
Derived forms of branch
branchless, adjective branchlike, adjective branchy, adjectiveWord Origin for branch
C13: from Old French
branche, from Late Latin
branca paw, foot
Medical definitions for branch
branch
[ brănch ]
n.
An offshoot or a division of the main portion of a structure, especially that of a nerve, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel; a ramus.
Idioms and Phrases with branch
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