Associations to the word «Brachiate»

Wiktionary

BRACHIATE, adjective. Having decussate branches.
BRACHIATE, verb. (intransitive) To move like a brachiator; to swing from branch to branch, advance by brachiation.

Dictionary definition

BRACHIATE, verb. Swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate".
BRACHIATE, adjective. Having widely spreading paired branches; "maples are brachiate".
BRACHIATE, adjective. Having arms or armlike appendages.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke