DENDRITE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word dendrite. (close relations)
Definition of DENDRITE
Best Alternative Words for DENDRITE
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| branch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant • a part of a forked or branching shape • a natural consequence of development • a stream or river connected to a larger one • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm verb • grow and send out branches or branch-like structures • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
| offshoot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a natural consequence of development | ||||||||
| runner | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who imports or exports without paying duties • someone who travels on foot by running • a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents • a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) • a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips • a trained athlete who competes in foot races • (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play • a long narrow carpet • device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along • fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil | ||||||||
| shoot | verbv | |||||||
noun • a new branch • the act of shooting at targets verb • hit with a missile from a weapon • kill by firing a missile • fire a shot; release • make a film or photograph of something • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly • run or move very quickly or hastily • move quickly and violently • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective • record on photographic film • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully • cause a sharp and sudden pain in • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors • throw dice, as in a crap game • spend frivolously and unwisely • score • utter fast and forcefully • measure the altitude of by using a sextant • produce buds, branches, or germinate • give an injection to | ||||||||
| sprout | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud • a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | ||||||||
| twig | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year verb • branch out in a twiglike manner • understand, usually after some initial difficulty | ||||||||
