branch
Tree's woody extension
A branch is a limb extending from a tree's trunk, or any similar division from a main body.
Rivers have branches, as do roads, families, and organizations: The company opened a new branch in Denver.
Fields of study branch into specializations.
To branch out is to expand into new areas: She branched out from acting into directing.
Tined eating tool
- splitSeparation into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- junctionPoint where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
divide · separation · offshoot · tributary · distributary · ramification · diverge · converge
Of the arm
- bronchialOf lung airways
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
vessel · capillary · dendrite · axon · ramification · bifurcation · subdivision · pulmonary
Place for storing things
- gitBritish term for fool
- mergeCombine into unity
- checkoutPayment completion process
- commitBind to a course
master · main · feature · release · development · pull · push · clone
Increase in scope
outreach · broadening · diversification · growth · development · enlargement · widening · proliferation
Distinct unit within organization
- unitIndividual part or measure
- sectionDistinct divided part
- officeProfessional work location
- armUpper body limb
wing · subsidiary · affiliate · chapter · franchise · outlet · bureau · outpost
limb
Jointed bodily projection
bark · leaves · canopy · foliage · crown · fork · crotch · knot · gnarl · sap
fork
Tined eating tool
- splitSeparation into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- junctionPoint where things meet
intersection · divide · separation · offshoot · tributary · distributary · ramification · diverge · converge · Y-shaped
brachial
Of the arm
vein · vessel · capillary · dendrite · axon · ramification · bifurcation · subdivision · pulmonary · coronary
repository
Place for storing things
commit · master · main · feature · release · development · pull · push · clone · fork
expansion
Increase in scope
stretch · outreach · broadening · diversification · growth · development · enlargement · widening · proliferation · ramification
department
Distinct unit within organization
arm · wing · subsidiary · affiliate · chapter · franchise · outlet · bureau · outpost · sector
shoot
Discharge or capture
runner · tendril · lateral · stem · growth · budding · new · side · secondary · axillary
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
grafting · espalier · pollarding · coppicing · shaping · training · removal · stump · chainsaw · saw
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- bankingbank, banks, ATM, ATMs, account
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
branchheadquarters
Central command location
head office · main office · central office · home office · parent company
- branch outExpand into new activities
- olive branchSymbol of reconciliation
- branch offSeparate from main route
- branching outExpanding into new domains
- branched outExtended into new areas
- tree branchWoody limb of timber
branched, branches, branching, branchless, branchlike, unbranched, branchlet, branchlets, branch out