nnoun.groupa division of some larger or more complex organizationSynset:arm subdivision
Examples:- a branch of Congress
- botany is a branch of biology
- the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages
Hypernyms:division
Inherited Hypernyms:branchdivisionadministrative unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Executive Office of the Presidentexecutive branchjudicial branchlegislative branchlocal post officepost office
Full Hyponyms:executive branchjudicial branchlegislative branchpost office
nnoun.planta division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plantDerivationally Related Form:branchy
Hypernyms:stalk stem
Inherited Hypernyms:branchstalkplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:branchletdeadwoodlimbsprigtree branchtwig
Part Meronyms:bark
Full Hyponyms:boughbranchletbrierdeadwoodlimbosierstickwandwithe
nnoun.shapea part of a forked or branching shapeSynset:leg ramification
Examples:- he broke off one of the branches
Derivationally Related Form:ramifybranchbranchy
Part Holonyms:forking furcation
Hypernyms:subfigure
Inherited Hypernyms:branchsubfigurefigureshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bifurcationbrachiumcrotchfork
Full Hyponyms:bifurcationbrachiumfork
nnoun.phenomenona natural consequence of developmentSynset:offset offshoot outgrowth
Hypernyms:consequence effect event issue outcome result upshot
Inherited Hypernyms:outgrowthconsequencephenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.objecta stream or river connected to a larger oneDerivationally Related Form:branch
Hypernyms:stream watercourse
Inherited Hypernyms:branchstreambody of waterthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:affluentbillabongconfluentdistributaryfeedertributary
Full Hyponyms:billabongdistributaryfeeder
nnoun.artifactany projection that is thought to resemble a human armSynset:arm limb
Examples:- the arm of the record player
- an arm of the sea
- a branch of the sewer
Hypernyms:projection
Inherited Hypernyms:armprojectionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.changegrow and send out branches or branch-like structuresSynset:ramify
Examples:- these plants ramify early and get to be very large
Derivationally Related Form:ramification
Hypernyms:grow
Inherited Hypernyms:ramifygrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changedivide into two or more branches so as to form a forkSynset:fork furcate ramify separate
Derivationally Related Form:forkramificationbranchforkingfurcation
Hypernyms:diverge
Inherited Hypernyms:branchdivergemove
Direct Hyponyms:arborisearborizebifurcatetrifurcatetwig
Full Troponyms:arborizebifurcatetrifurcatetwig
Sentence Frame:Something ---s