| bough | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. bough | any of the larger branches of a tree. |
| ~ tree branch, limb | any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree. |
| limb | | |
| n. (body) | 1. limb | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. |
| ~ hind limb, hindlimb | a posterior appendage such as a leg or the homologous structure in other animals. |
| ~ forelimb | the front limb (or the homologous structure in other animals, such as a flipper or wing). |
| ~ flipper | the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming. |
| ~ appendage, extremity, member | an external body part that projects from the body.; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" |
| ~ stump | the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed. |
| ~ leg | a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle. |
| ~ crus | the leg from the knee to foot. |
| ~ leg | a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion. |
| ~ thigh | the part of the leg between the hip and the knee. |
| ~ arm | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb. |
| ~ cubitus | the arm from the elbow to the fingertips. |
| ~ forearm | the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist. |
| ~ extremity | that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso. |
| ~ appendicular skeleton | the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs. |
| n. (plant) | 2. limb, tree branch | any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree. |
| ~ tree | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
| ~ branch | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant. |
| ~ stick | a small thin branch of a tree. |
| ~ bough | any of the larger branches of a tree. |
| n. (location) | 3. limb | (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet. |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ edge, border | the boundary of a surface. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. limb | either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip.; "the upper limb of the bow" |
| ~ bow | a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. limb | the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles.; "the limb of the sextant" |
| ~ octant | a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration. |
| ~ sextant | a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant. |
| ~ arc | a continuous portion of a circle. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. arm, branch, limb | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm.; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| branch | | |
| n. (group) | 1. arm, branch, subdivision | a division of some larger or more complex organization.; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" |
| ~ local post office, post office | a local branch where postal services are available. |
| ~ division | an administrative unit in government or business. |
| ~ executive branch, executive office of the president | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws. |
| ~ legislative branch | the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating. |
| ~ judicial branch | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice. |
| n. (plant) | 2. branch | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| ~ bark | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. |
| ~ deadwood | a branch or a part of a tree that is dead. |
| ~ tree branch, limb | any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree. |
| ~ branchlet, sprig, twig | a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year. |
| n. (shape) | 3. branch, leg, ramification | a part of a forked or branching shape.; "he broke off one of the branches" |
| ~ subfigure | a figure that is a part of another figure. |
| ~ forking, furcation | the place where something divides into branches. |
| ~ bifurcation | a bifurcating branch (one or both of them). |
| ~ brachium | (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal. |
| ~ crotch, fork | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches.; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 4. branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth | a natural consequence of development. |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (object) | 5. branch | a stream or river connected to a larger one. |
| ~ billabong | a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high. |
| ~ distributary | a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it. |
| ~ confluent, tributary, affluent, feeder | a branch that flows into the main stream. |
| ~ stream, watercourse | a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth. |
| v. (change) | 6. branch, ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.; "The road forks" |
| v. (change) | 7. branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.; "The road forks" |
| ~ branch, ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" |
| ~ arborise, arborize | branch out like trees.; "nerve fibers arborize" |
| ~ twig | branch out in a twiglike manner.; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions" |
| ~ bifurcate | divide into two branches.; "The road bifurcated" |
| ~ trifurcate | divide into three.; "The road trifurcates at the bridge" |
| ~ diverge | move or draw apart.; "The two paths diverge here" |
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