branch vs stream

stream vs branch

branch and stream both are nouns.

branch and stream both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
branch	Yes	No	Yes	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stream is a hypernym of branch; that is, stream is a word with a broader meaning than branch:

branch: a stream or river connected to a larger one
stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Other hypernyms of branch include watercourse.

branch (noun)	stream (noun)
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
a division of some larger or more complex organization	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
a stream or river connected to a larger one	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
a natural consequence of development	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
a part of a forked or branching shape

branch (verb)	stream (verb)
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork	exude profusely
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

Difference between branch and stream

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