(ש"ע) ענף; סניף; זרוע

(פ') להסתעף, להתפצל

n. bough, branch of a tree; subdivision that extends from the main part of something (that usually extends from a river, road, etc.; local office or local shop of a large business or organization; limb

v. fork, divide into branches

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Noun
1. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"
(synonym) subdivision, arm
(hypernym) division
(hyponym) post office, local post office
2. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
(hypernym) stalk, stem
(hyponym) deadwood
(part-meronym) bark
3. a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"
(synonym) fork, leg, ramification
(hypernym) subfigure
(hyponym) bifurcation
(part-holonym) furcation, forking
(derivation) ramify, fork, furcate, separate
4. a natural consequence of development
(synonym) outgrowth, offshoot, offset
(hypernym) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
5. a stream or river connected to a larger one
(hypernym) stream, watercourse
(hyponym) billabong
(derivation) ramify, fork, furcate, separate
6. any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
(synonym) arm, limb
(hypernym) projection

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Verb
1. grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
(synonym) ramify
(hypernym) grow
(verb-group) ramify, fork, furcate, separate
2. divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
(synonym) ramify, fork, furcate, separate
(hypernym) diverge
(hyponym) arborize, arborise
(see-also) diversify, branch out, broaden
(verb-group) ramify
(derivation) fork, leg, ramification

nf. branch, chapter

v. connect, plug, tap

adj. plugged; trendy; in keeping with the current trend, fashionable; wired (Computers)

n. branch, area, line; department, section