'Branch' definitions:

Definition of 'branch'

(from WordNet)
noun
A division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" [syn: branch, subdivision, arm]
noun
A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
noun
A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" [syn: branch, leg, ramification]
noun
A natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset]
noun
A stream or river connected to a larger one
noun
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" [syn: arm, branch, limb]
verb
Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" [syn: ramify, branch]
verb
Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate]

Definition of 'Branch'

From: GCIDE
  • Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway. [1913 Webster]
  • Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department. "Branches of knowledge." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family. [1913 Webster]
  • His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock. --Carew. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters. [1913 Webster]
  • Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
  • Branch herring. See Alewife.
  • Root and branch, totally, wholly. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Branch'

From: GCIDE
  • Branch \Branch\, a. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Branch'

From: GCIDE
  • Branch \Branch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Branched; p. pr. & vb. n. Branching.]
  • 1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision. [1913 Webster]
  • To branch off, to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge.
  • To branch out, to speak diffusively; to extend one's discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • To branch out into a long disputation. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Branch'

From: GCIDE
  • Branch \Branch\, v. t.
  • 1. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs. [1913 Webster]
  • The train whereof loose far behind her strayed, Branched with gold and pearl, most richly wrought. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'branch'

From: Easton
  • Branch a symbol of kings descended from royal ancestors (Ezek. 17:3, 10; Dan. 11:7); of prosperity (Job 8:16); of the Messiah, a branch out of the root of the stem of Jesse (Isa. 11:1), the "beautiful branch" (4:2), a "righteous branch" (Jer. 23:5), "the Branch" (Zech. 3:8; 6:12).
  • Disciples are branches of the true vine (John 15:5, 6). "The branch of the terrible ones" (Isa. 25:5) is rightly translated in the Revised Version "the song of the terrible ones," i.e., the song of victory shall be brought low by the destruction of Babylon and the return of the Jews from captivity.
  • The "abominable branch" is a tree on which a malefactor has been hanged (Isa. 14:19). The "highest branch" in Ezek. 17:3 represents Jehoiakim the king.

Synonyms of 'branch'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Branch, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Branch, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
357
Housing Units (2000) :
155
Land area (2000) :
3.565727 sq. miles (9.235191 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.001730 sq. miles (0.004480 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.567457 sq. miles (9.239671 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08440
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
35.308482 N, 93.955690 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
72928
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Branch -- U.S. County in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Branch -- U.S. County in Michigan
Population (2000) :
45787
Housing Units (2000) :
19822
Land area (2000) :
507.412060 sq. miles (1314.191146 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
12.078135 sq. miles (31.282225 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
519.490195 sq. miles (1345.473371 sq. km)
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
41.926246 N, 85.051147 W

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