ALL meanings of branch
branch
B b - noun branch a line of family descent stemming from a particular ancestor, as distinguished from some other line or lines from the same stock; a division of a family. 1
- noun branch a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou. 1
- noun branch Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. branch water (def 2). 1
- noun branch Linguistics. (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a lower order than a subfamily and of a higher order than a subbranch or a group, as the Germanic branch of Indo-European. Compare group (def 4a). 1
- noun branch Computers. a point in a computer program where the computer selects one of two or more instructions to execute, according to some criterion. 1
- noun branch Nautical. a warrant or license permitting a pilot to navigate in certain waters. 1
- verb without object branch to put forth branches; spread in branches. 1
- verb without object branch to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge: The main road branches off to the left. 1
- verb without object branch to expand or extend, as business activities: The bank has plans to branch throughout the state. 1
- verb with object branch to divide into branches or sections. 1
- verb with object branch to adorn with needlework; decorate with embroidery, as in textile fabrics. 1
- noun branch The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. 0
- noun branch Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree. 0
- noun branch (in particular) A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (In the US, branch is a Southern US term; compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.). 0
- noun branch (geometry) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance. 0
- noun branch A location of an organization with several locations. 0
- noun branch A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line. 0
- noun branch (Mormonism) A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church. 0
- noun branch An area in business or of knowledge, research. 0
- noun branch (nautical) A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters. 0
- noun branch (computer architecture) A sequence of code that is conditionally executed. 0
- verb branch (Intransitive Verb) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree. 0
- verb branch (Intransitive Verb) To produce branches. 0
- verb branch (Intransitive Verb) To divide into separate parts or subdivisions. 0
- verb branch (Intransitive Verb) (computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement. 0