Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 9 compound words that contain branches. The most common are listed below. Open branches in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- branches of governmentplural of branch of government: A part of a whole governing body which is assigned specific powers; examples include the legislature, the judiciary, the executive, the military, and, in non-secular states, the church.
- olive branchesplural of olive branch: A branch of an olive tree offered as an emblem of peace.
- bundle branchesplural of bundle branch: Either of the two offshoots of the bundle of His in the heart's ventricles which transmit cardiac action potentials from the bundle of His to the Purkinje fibers.
- terrestrial branchesplural of terrestrial branch: One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
- cadet branchesplural of cadet branch: A house (dynasty) descended from one of the patriarch's younger sons.
- earthly branchesplural of earthly branch: One of the twelve terms used in East Asian cultures to represent
- branches offthird-person singular simple present indicative of branch off: To diverge into two or more separate paths.
- branches outthird-person singular simple present indicative of branch out: To expand in the manner of branches.
- executive branchesplural of executive branch: The branch of government that oversees the carrying out of the laws
- judicial branchesplural of judicial branch: The branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law.
- language branchesplural of language branch: A subcategory within a language family, which groups together languages that share a common ancestor more recent than the proto-language of the language family.
- legislative branchesplural of legislative branch: The branch of government which is concerned with the making of laws
- tree-branchesplural of tree-branch: The branch or limb of a tree; a bough.
- monkey-branchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of monkey-branch: To attempt to improve one's status (at work, or in personal relationships, etc.) by repeatedly choosing the best option and then moving to better options as they become …
- Everett branchesplural of Everett branch: A particular sequence of wavefunction collapses, which, according to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, corresponds to a particular universe.
- in all its branchesIncluding all types or aspects thereof.
Compound words 9
- anabranchesplural of anabranch: A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream.
- cryptobranchesplural of cryptobranch: Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
- disbranchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of disbranch: To remove a branch or branches.
- microbranchesplural of microbranch: A very small branch
- nanobranchesplural of nanobranch: A nanoscale branch, typically of a crystal
- outbranchesplural of outbranch: A branch of a tree, bush, or shrub that extends outward; offshoot.
- pinebranchesplural of pinebranch: A branch of a pine.
- subbranchesplural of subbranch: A branch that is itself an offshoot of a branch of something.
- underbranchesplural of underbranch: A lower branch.