branch (noun)
51branch — /brɑ:ntʃ/ noun the local office of a bank or large business, or a local shop which is part of a large chain …
52branch office — /brɑ:ntʃ ɒfɪs/ noun a less important office, usually in a different town or country from the main office …
53-branch — ˌbraŋk, ai noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin branchia ones having (such or so many) gills & branchus one having (such or so many) gills (from Greek branchos gill, irregular from Greek branchia gills) …
54olive branch — olive ,branch noun singular something that someone does in order to show that they want to stop arguing. The olive branch is often used as a sign meaning peace: extend an olive branch: He extended an olive branch to community leaders by offering… …
55olive branch — /ˈɒləv bræntʃ / (say oluhv branch) noun 1. a branch of the olive tree (an emblem of peace). 2. anything offered in token of peace: *Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter s gun. –blanche d alpuget, 1982. 3. World War I… …
56olive branch — ► NOUN ▪ an offer of reconciliation. ORIGIN in allusion to the story of Noah in the Book of Genesis, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood …
57vine-branch — vineˈ branch noun 1. A branch of a vine 2. A Roman centurion s badge • • • Main Entry: ↑vine …
58logistics branch — /ləˈdʒɪstɪks bræntʃ/ (say luh jistiks branch) noun that section of a military staff which is concerned with the procurement, maintenance, movement and distribution of material …
59operations branch — /ɒpəˈreɪʃənz bræntʃ/ (say opuh rayshuhnz branch) noun that section of a military staff which is concerned with the conduct of a campaign …
60judicial branch — noun the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑branch, ↑subdivision, ↑arm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
