7
under(adjective, low, inferior, insignificant, branch)
6
beck(noun, current, flood, river, tide)
6
offshoot(noun, branch)
6
collateral(adjective, lower, low, inferior, subject)
6
conducive(adjective, collateral, subsidiary, subservient, subalternate)
6
contributory(adjective, low, subject, minor, collateral)
6
runnel(noun, current, flood, river, tide)
6
subject(noun, adjective, low, inferior, insignificant)
4
assisting
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contributing
4
contributive
4
helping
4
inferior(adjective, low, insignificant, unimportant, minor)
4
run(noun, current, flood, river, tide)
4
satellite(adjective, low, subject, branch, secondary)
3
ancillary(adjective, low, inferior, subject, minor)
3
bayou
3
eleemosynary
3
shoot(adjective, minor, branch, subordinate, secondary)
3
side(noun, adjective, minor, branch, subordinate)
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