4
subsection(noun, division, subdivision, department, outlet)
4
tendril(noun, infant)
4
turn(noun, change, twist, deviation, spin)
4
watercourse(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
3
affiliation(noun, junction)
3
angle(noun, change, turn, twist, shift)
3
bifurcation(noun, development, split, result, consequence)
3
branching(development, extend, unite, result, consequence)
3
brooklet(noun, river)
3
bureau(noun, division, subdivision, department, outlet)
3
change the bearing(expression, idiom)
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channel
3
cut in two(expression, idiom)
3
dendritic drainage pattern(expression, idiom)
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derivative(noun, division, product, result, extension)
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development(noun, increase, delay, spread, split)
3
dialect
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expand(verb, diffuseness)
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fissure(noun, verb, bisection, halve)
3
freshet(noun, current, flood, river, tide)
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