branch
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- noun
- /bræntʃ/
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- The old tree had a thick branch that provided shelter from the rain.
- a tree branch
- an olive branch
- branches and leaves
She camouflaged the pit with branches overlaid with sod.
- She camouflaged the pit with branches overlaid with sod.
- Look at that arrangement, you guys, Branches, greens, big pine cones.
- And I saw snapped branches across the trail.
- Which I do, watching the last branch tumble into the pile of clippings below.
- You can see this is just one branch it's overloaded with fruit.
Examples
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Outside in the garden, a bird hopped from a low lilac branch onto the windowsill.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, oh, unfortunately, that branch is now dead too.
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Cut the branch and take your flight.
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Do you see that branch?
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You end up with hundreds of branches and it then looks like that.
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Those branches are only a few feet down.
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The low angle shows us the tree behind Tom, its branches still creaking in the wind.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now you're going to put your Willow branches into the water.
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All he found was her halter hanging empty on the branch, attached to the lead peg.
Fiction book (1990) -
As I climbed higher, I reached out to grab a sturdy branch for support.
Synonyms
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A large branch of a tree that sticks out from the trunk
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A small thin branch from a tree or bush
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A large branch growing from the trunk of a tree
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A part of a tree that grows from the trunk and holds leaves or fruit
A new branch that grows from the main stem of a plant
A small thin branch that grows from a larger branch
Idioms
Compounds
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The part of a government that carries out laws, led by a president or prime minister
- Formal
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The part of government that says what laws mean and decides legal cases
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A part of the police that deals with the country's safety and political crimes like terrorism or spying
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Branch comes from old French branche, which meant 'arm' or 'bough'. Think of a tree arm reaching out — that is why a branch is a limb of a tree.