ALL meanings of branched
branch
B b - noun branched a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. 1
- noun branched a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer's antlers. 1
- noun branched any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning. 1
- noun branched a local operating division of a business, library, or the like. 1
- noun branched 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 branched a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou. 1
- noun branched Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. branch water (def 2). 1
- noun branched 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 branched 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 branched Nautical. a warrant or license permitting a pilot to navigate in certain waters. 1
- verb without object branched to put forth branches; spread in branches. 1
- verb without object branched to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge: The main road branches off to the left. 1
- verb without object branched to expand or extend, as business activities: The bank has plans to branch throughout the state. 1
- verb with object branched to divide into branches or sections. 1
- verb with object branched to adorn with needlework; decorate with embroidery, as in textile fabrics. 1
- verb branched simple past tense and past participle of branch. 0
- adjective branched Having branches. 0