watercourse vs branch

branch vs watercourse

watercourse and branch both are nouns.

watercourse is not a verb while branch is a verb.

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

As nouns, branch is a hyponym of watercourse; that is, branch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than watercourse:

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

Other hyponyms of watercourse include brook, creek, headstream, river, rill, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream.

watercourse (noun)	branch (noun)
a conduit through which water flows	any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth	a division of some larger or more complex organization
natural or artificial channel through which water flows	a stream or river connected to a larger one
	a natural consequence of development
	a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
	a part of a forked or branching shape

watercourse (verb)	branch (verb)
	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
	grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

Difference between watercourse and branch

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