Synonyms of branch

Noun

1. branch, subdivision, arm, division

usage: 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"

2. branch, stalk, stem

usage: a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

3. branch, leg, ramification, subfigure

usage: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"

4. outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset, consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot

usage: a natural consequence of development

5. branch, stream, watercourse

usage: a stream or river connected to a larger one

6. arm, branch, limb, projection

usage: 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"

Verb

1. ramify, branch, grow

usage: 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, diverge

usage: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

Definition and meaning of branch (Dictionary)