branch : Idioms & Phrases
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- Branch herring
- branch line
- branch out
- branch pilot
- branch water
- branched chain
- branched chain ketoaciduria
- Branches of a bridle
- executive branch
- james branch cabell
- judicial branch
- legislative branch
- long-branched
- Olive branch
- Root and branch
- Root-and-branch men
- special branch
- stiff-branched
- thick-branched
- To branch off
- To branch out
- tree branch
- well-branched
Branch herring
- . See
Alewife .
Webster 1913
branch line
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noun a railway line connected to a trunk line
spur; spur track.
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branch out
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verb vary in order to spread risk or to expand
diversify; broaden.
- The company diversified
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branch pilot
Branch" pi`lot
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A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation.
Webster 1913
branch water
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noun pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
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branched chain
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noun an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
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branched chain ketoaciduria
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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.
Webster 1913
executive branch
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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
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noun United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)
Cabell.
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judicial branch
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noun the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
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legislative branch
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noun the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
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long-branched
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adjective satellite having long branches
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Olive branch
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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.
Webster 1913
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
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noun a government police department dealing with political security
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stiff-branched
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adjective satellite having stiff branches
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thick-branched
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adjective satellite having thick branches
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To branch off
- to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge.
Webster 1913
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
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noun any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
limb.
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well-branched
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adjective satellite having good branches