local post office, post office - a local branch of the United States Post Office

division - an administrative unit in government or business

executive branch, Executive Office of the President - the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws

legislative branch - the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating

judicial branch - the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice

stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

deadwood - a branch or a part of a tree that is dead

tree branch, limb - any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

branchlet, sprig, twig - small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure

forking, furcation - the place where something divides into branches

bifurcation - a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)

brachium - (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal

consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

billabong - a branch of a river running to a dead end

distributary - a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it

tributary, affluent, feeder - a branch that flows into the main stream

stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

furcate, branch, fork, ramify, separate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"

branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

arborise, arborize - branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize"

twig - branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

bifurcate - divide into two branches; "The road bifurcated"

trifurcate - divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge"

diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"

branch out, broaden, diversify - vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"