āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Branch
01
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āĻ
a store, office, etc. that belongs to a larger business, organization, etc. and is representing it in a certain area
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The clothing retailer has several branches across the country, each offering a wide selection of fashion items.
āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻ
āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She carefully pruned the overgrown branches to maintain the tree âs shape and health.
āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻ
āϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŦāĻāĻļ
a subdivision or a group of members of an extended family sharing the same ancestors
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Smith family has a long lineage, with each branch tracing back to a common ancestor who immigrated in the 1800s.
āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻļāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž 1800-āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻļāĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04
an extension or projection resembling an arm in shape or function
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Coral reefs extend branches into the clear water.
05
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻĒāύāĻĻā§
a smaller part of a river that is separated from the main and larger part
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishermen preferred the branch of the river, where the water was calmer and teemed with fish.
āĻā§āϞā§āϰāĻž āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤ, āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϞ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06
a result or offshoot arising naturally from an existing development or source
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The branch of research grew from earlier discoveries.
07
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ
a secondary or lesser-used road or path that diverges from a main road or path
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiking trail splits into several branches, each leading to different parts of the forest.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
08
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ
a subdivision of a larger system or concept
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She specializes in the branch of biology that studies marine life.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻā§āĻ āϝāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻ
āϧā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
to branch
01
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤā§āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻĒāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to divide into two or more separate paths or divisions
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiking trail branched, giving hikers different route choices.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§, āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to grow or extend new branches from the main trunk or stem of a tree or plant
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the storm, the damaged tree began to branch again, sprouting new growth from its remaining limbs.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§, āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāϤā§āύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
branchial
branchless
branchlet
branch
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