branch : Idioms & Phrases

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Branch herring

  • . See Alewife.
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branch line

  • noun a railway line connected to a trunk line
    spur; spur track.
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branch out

  • verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand
    diversify; broaden.
    • The company diversified
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branch pilot

Branch" pi`lot
Definitions
  1. A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation.
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branch water

  • noun pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
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branched chain

  • noun an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
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branched chain ketoaciduria

  • noun an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental retardation and death in early childhood
    maple syrup urine disease.
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Branches of a bridle

  • two pieces of bent iron, which bear the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
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executive branch

  • noun the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
    Executive Office of the President.
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james branch cabell

  • noun United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)
    Cabell.
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judicial branch

  • noun the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
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legislative branch

  • noun the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
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long-branched

  • adjective satellite having long branches
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Olive branch

  • noun something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace
    peace offering.
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  • . (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace . (b) Fig.: A child.
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Root and branch

  • totally, wholly.
  • every part; wholly; completely; as, to destroy an error root and branch.
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Root-and-branch men

  • radical reformers; a designation applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation under Radical, n., 2.
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special branch

  • noun a government police department dealing with political security
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stiff-branched

  • adjective satellite having stiff branches
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thick-branched

  • adjective satellite having thick branches
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To branch off

  • to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge.
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To branch out

  • to speak diffusively; to extend one's discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc.
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tree branch

  • noun any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
    limb.
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well-branched

  • adjective satellite having good branches
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