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  • 51branch — n. & v. n. 1 a limb extending from a tree or bough. 2 a lateral extension or subdivision, esp. of a river, road, or railway. 3 a conceptual extension or subdivision, as of a family, knowledge, etc. 4 a local division or office etc. of a large… …

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  • 52off·shoot — /ˈɑːfˌʃuːt/ noun, pl shoots [count] 1 : something (such as a business) that develops from something larger The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company. 2 : a branch that grows on one of the main stems of a plant …

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  • 53give off — verb 1. have as a by product (Freq. 2) The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities • Hypernyms: ↑have, ↑feature • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …

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  • 54bear off — Synonyms and related words: about ship, angle, angle off, avert, back and fill, bear away, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, bend, bias, box off, branch off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change course,… …

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  • 55give off — verb Date: 1831 transitive verb 1. to send out as a branch 2. emit < gave off an unpleasant smell > intransitive verb to branch off …

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  • 56Shag Point Branch — The Shag Point Branch was a short branch off the Main South Line on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It left the main line about nine kilometres north of Palmerston at the small settlement of Shag Point to provide railway access …

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  • 57break off phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to suddenly stop doing something, especially talking to someone: Fay told her story, breaking off now and then to wipe the tears from her eyes. (break sth off): I broke off the conversation and answered the phone. 2 (transitive&#8230; …

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  • 58take off — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. remove < take your shoes off > 2. a. release < take the brake off > b. discontinue, withdraw …

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  • 59hack off — [phrasal verb] 1 hack (something) off or hack off (something) : to cut (something) off in a rough and violent way She used an ax to hack the dead branch off (the tree). 2 hack ( …

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  • 60Wendover Cut-off — The Wendover Cut off, also called the Wendover Road or Wendover Route, was a section of two lane highway in the western part of the U.S. state of Utah. Stretching 41.4 milesHistoric American Engineering Record, [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi&#8230; …

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