tree-branch
Where birds perch
A tree-branch is a woody limb extending from the trunk or main stem of a tree.
The hyphenated form emphasizes the compound as a single unit, though tree branch without the hyphen is more common: A tree-branch scratched against the window all night.
Splitting into parts
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- armUpper body limb
- extensionAdded part or duration
chapter · department · affiliate · subsidiary · sector · faction · splinter · divergence
Upper body limb
- extensionAdded part or duration
- divisionSplitting into parts
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
segment · section · appendage · projection · ramification · bifurcation · junction · spread
limb
Jointed bodily projection
offshoot · canopy · foliage · bark · node · fork · crotch · scaffold · lateral · leader
division
Splitting into parts
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- armUpper body limb
extension · chapter · department · affiliate · subsidiary · sector · faction · splinter · divergence · ramification
arm
Upper body limb
subdivision · segment · section · appendage · projection · ramification · bifurcation · junction · spread · reach
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
thinning · deadwood · saw · shears · secateurs · pollarding · coppicing · espalier · topping · stub