Difference between Branch and Arm

What is the difference between Branch and Arm?

Branch as a noun is the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing while Arm as a noun is the portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

Branch

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing Something that divides like the branch of a tree A location of an organization with several locations. A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but smaller than a ward. An area in business or of knowledge, research The certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree. To produce branches. To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

Example sentence: When I first started wearing wigs, I didn't know you had to anchor them down with bobby pins. I walked out during a windy day and my wig blew off and got stuck to a branch. I was walking while my wig was hanging! If that's not the most embarrassing thing... but you have to use bobby pins.

Arm

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.A bay or inlet off a main body of water.A weapon.heraldic bearings or insignia

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To supply with a weapon or weapons.To prepare a tool or a weapon for action, to activate.

Example sentence: It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'

We hope you now know whether to use Branch or Arm in your sentence.

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