branch

noun
bränch

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

Other meanings

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.

A kind of

stream

Kinds of branch

feeder

Related words

branched
branchery
branchful
branchless
branchlet
branchlike
branchling
branchwise
branchwork
branchy
The Branch

Example sentences

“My branch was pulled when yours broke.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I doubt that branch can support your weight.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Are eukaryotes really just a branch of archaea?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "branca" (footprint”, later also “paw, claw).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “branch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.