noun🔗ShareThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing."The children climbed the tree and sat on its sturdy branches. "natureplantpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree."the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway"natureplantpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)"The hiking trail followed the main river, with smaller branches flowing into it every few miles. "geographynatureplaceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance."the branches of a hyperbola"partmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA location of an organization with several locations."Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs."organizationbusinessplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line."the English branch of a family"familyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church."Because the small town had few members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they organized themselves into one of many branches across the state, rather than a larger ward. "religionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn area in business or of knowledge, research."My sister studies the branches of biology related to animals and plants. "businessareaorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters."The experienced pilot proudly displayed his framed branches, proof of his qualification to guide ships safely through the challenging waters of the Thames Estuary. "nauticaljobsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sequence of code that is conditionally executed.""The computer program used branches to decide if the user was old enough to see the content; one branch showed age-appropriate material, while the other displayed a warning." "computingtechnologylogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images."Our team created several branches in the project's Git repository so we could each work on different features without interfering with the main code. "computingtechnologysystemtechnicalinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA branch line."The small town was only accessible by a branches of the main railway. "partsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree."The new flower shop's business branches out from the original bakery. "plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo produce branches."The tree branches out, producing many new shoots this spring. "plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions."The road branches after the gas station, with one path leading to the mountains and the other to the lake. "partstructureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.""The program branches to a different part of the code if the user enters the wrong password." "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting."The union president will branch the employee who violated the safety regulations. "organizationlawgovernmentsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading