branch
noun /brɑːntʃ/
/bræntʃ/
Idioms 
enlarge imagea part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow- She climbed the tree and hid in the branches.
- the bare branches of a tree in winter
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- top
- topmost
- low
- …
- cut
- prune
- remove
- …
- a local office or shop belonging to a large company or organization
- The bank has branches all over the country.
- Our New York branch is dealing with the matter.
- The store is opening more local branches.
- He has been named assistant branch manager at a new branch of the bank.
- the Post Office announced plans to close another branch.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- high-street
- local
- …
- establish
- open
- set up
- …
- chairman
- chief
- manager
- …
- a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work synonym department
- Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch swung into action.
- The idea was so popular, other branches of government copied it.
- She was national branch secretary of the union.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- high-street
- local
- …
- establish
- open
- set up
- …
- chairman
- chief
- manager
- …
- a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages
- the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’
Extra Examples- Quantum analysis is a branch of statistics.
- The aim is to bring together researchers from different branches of geography.
- a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway, etc. that leads away from the main part
- a branch of the Rhine
- a branch line (= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- top
- topmost
- low
- …
- cut
- prune
- remove
- …
- a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors
- My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada.
WordfinderTopics Family and relationshipsc1- ancestor
- branch
- descent
- dynasty
- family tree
- genealogy
- generation
- inherit
- relation
- trace
of tree
of company
of government
of knowledge
of river/road
of family
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.
Idioms
root and branch
- completely and in a way that affects every part of something
- The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch.
- root-and-branch reforms