Foundation level · Year 4 · free
branch
noun · Say it: BRAHNCH
What it means
Foundationa part of a tree that grows out from the trunk and holds leaves
A robin sat on the branch outside our kitchen window.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- bough
- limb
More examples
- We hung a swing from the lowest branch of the old oak tree.
Where the word comes from
From the Old French 'branche', meaning 'a bough'.
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