Sekirov Dictionary

branch

UK /bɹɑːnt͡ʃ/US /bɹænt͡ʃ/

noun13

  1. one of the long pieces of wood that spread out from the center of a tree and split into smaller ones
  2. A location of an organization with several locations.
  3. A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.
  4. An area in business or of knowledge, research.
  5. Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
  6. One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
  7. A branch line.
  8. A path of vertices of degree 2, ending at vertices whose degree is not 2.
  9. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.
  10. A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.
  11. A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.
  12. (Southern-US) A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
  13. A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.

verb6

  1. To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
  2. To produce branches.
  3. To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
  4. To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
  5. To strip of branches.
  6. (informal) To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.
forms

branched · brancht · branching · branches · brancheth · branchest

Phrases with branch

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