Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) branch, subdivision, arm (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"
S: (n) branch (a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant)
S: (n) branch, leg, ramification (a part of a forked or branching shape) "he broke off one of the branches"
S: (n) branch (a stream or river connected to a larger one)
S: (n) 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"
Verb
S: (v) ramify, branch (grow and send out branches or branch-like structures) "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
S: (v) stretch (become longer by being stretched and pulled) "The fabric stretches"
S: (v) develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment) "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
S: (v) expand (become larger in size or volume or quantity) "his business expanded rapidly"
S: (v) boom, thrive, flourish, expand (grow vigorously) "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
S: (v) proliferate (grow rapidly) "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
S: (v) lengthen (become long or longer) "In Spring, the days lengthen"
S: (v) ramify, branch (grow and send out branches or branch-like structures) "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
S: (v) burgeon (grow and flourish) "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"
S: (v) root (take root and begin to grow) "this plant roots quickly"
S: (v) rise, prove (increase in volume) "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"