Branch
Branch noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
How words are described
| old | old branch | old line |
| full | full branch | full line |
| long | long branch | long line |
| particular | particular branch | particular line |
| Other adjectives: similar, specific, certain, standard, original, small, entire, big, little, main, major, royal, official, different, evolutionary. | ||
Common collocations
| time | branch time | line time |
Both words in one sentence
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With a single gesture, a main branch member can cause agonizing pain to a branch member who even seems to be acting out of line.
Source: Shock Collar - Mostly it just led to another branch becoming the main Septim line with the Elder Council's blessing and continuing the overall Septim line of Emperors (in one case, for example, a cousin supposed to be more closely related to Tiber Septim took over).
Source: Single Line of Descent - King Robert Baratheon hails from a cadet branch of the Targaryen line, so his succession was just as unlikely.
Source: Unexpected Successor
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Line and Branch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/branch/line
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