Branch
Branch noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.
Portion and branch are semantically related in section topic. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead a noun "Branch", when it comes to topics like department.
How words are described
| high | high branch | high portion |
| long | long branch | long portion |
| particular | particular branch | particular portion |
| specific | specific branch | specific portion |
| Other adjectives: certain, top, small, entire, large, big, huge, tiny, main, new, major, central, latter, western, largest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Plants sometimes express mutations in one portion of their anatomy, such as a single root or branch, that make that part visibly different from its parent stalk.
Source: Unstable Genetic Code - It deals with the Major Crimes Unit, the portion of the department that is tasked with dealing with "freaks" (supervillains) and other major crimes, and is the only consistently honest branch in the entire department.
Source: Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop - Often made worse when a good portion of the game's initial story doesn't branch at all, and everything seen up to a certain point leads to a false idea as to who is available to pursue.
Source: Guide Dang It / Visual Novels
Cite this Source
Portion and Branch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/branch/portion
Branch & Portion. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/branch/portion>.
Portion or Branch. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/branch/portion.
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