Definitions for olive-branch

olive-branch olive branch

Olive-Branch is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 1326 anagrams from letters in olive-branch (-abcehilnorv).

Definitions for olive-branch

noun

  1. a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
  2. any token of peace.

Origin of olive-branch

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325

Examples for olive-branch

Despite the perils of force, however, extending the olive branch is not the answer either.

Before “we” might offer “you” an olive branch, you must offer one to us.

The Syrian democracy movement and the international community should offer an olive branch to senior officers in the Syrian army.

Like the bearer of the olive branch, he too was a herald of glad tidings.

The shield was flanked, on the right by an olive branch, on the left by a deer's antlers.

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein took to the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal to offer an olive branch of sorts.

The dove did not bring the olive branch of her own volition.

I am sure that it bears to the world the olive branch of peace.

“The company approached the situation with a club as opposed to an olive branch,” he said.

The olive branch was completed to my satisfaction and to that of all who saw her.

Word Value for olive-branch
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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