Branch vs Shop - What's the difference?
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The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
(geometry) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
A location of an organization with several locations.
A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.
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(Mormonism) A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see .
An area in business or of knowledge, research.
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(nautical) A certificate given by (Trinity House) to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
(computer architecture) A sequence of .
To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
To produce branches.
To divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
(computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
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A place where things are crafted; a workshop or hobbyshop.
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An automobile mechanic's workplace.
Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk'', ''closed shop'' and ''shop floor .
A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
(business, computing) an organisation using specified programming languages or software, often exclusively.
An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
To visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.
(transitive, slang, chiefly, UK) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
(internet slang) Shorthand for photoshop ; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
As a proper noun branch
is .As a noun shop is
an establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.As a verb shop is
to visit shops; to look around shops with the intention of buying something.As an interjection shop is
(used to attract the services of a shop assistant).branch
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Alternative forms
*Noun
(es) (wikipedia branch)- the branch of an antler, a chandelier, a river, or a railway
- the branches of a hyperbola
- Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.
- the English branch of a family
- his father, a younger branch of the ancient stock
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Synonyms
* (part of a tree) bough, tillow, twig, see alsoVerb
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Noun
(en noun)- From shop' to ' shop / Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks / The polished counter.
- A tailor called me in his shop .
- Our company is mostly a Java shop .
- This is where I do my weekly shop .
Synonyms
* (establishment that sells goods) boutique, retail outlet, store (US); see also * (place where things are crafted) atelier, studio, workshop * (sense, automobile mechanic's workplace) garage * (workplace) office, place of work, workplace * (wood shop) carpentry, wood shop, woodwork * (metal shop) metal shop, metalworkDerived terms
* beauty shop * bucket shop * charity shop * chip shop * close up shop * coffee shop * cop shop * corner shop * food shop * gift shop * like a bull in a china shop * one-stop shop * op shop * pawn shop * pet shop * Photoshop® * pound shop * repair shop * sex shop * shoe shop * shopaholic * shop assistant * shopfloor * shopfront * shopgirl * shophouse * shopkeep * shopkeeper * shopman * shop right * shop steward * shop talk * shopward * shopwards * shopworn * shut up shop * swap shop * sweet shop, sweet-shop, sweetshop * wood shop * workshopVerb
(shopp)- I went shopping early, before the Christmas rush.
- He’s shopping for clothes .
- He shopped his mates in to the police.