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
Example sentences from the Web for branched
British Dictionary definitions for branched
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 branched
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 branched
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