branch

1. n. A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant. Source: opted

2. n. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway. Source: opted

3. n. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department. Source: opted

4. n. One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola. Source: opted

5. n. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family. Source: opted

6. n. A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters. Source: opted

7. a. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store. Source: opted

8. v. i. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. Source: opted

9. v. i. To divide into separate parts or subdivision. Source: opted

10. v. t. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in. Source: opted

11. v. t. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs. Source: opted

12. n. a division of some larger or more complex organization Source: wordnet

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