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Broom Very Common

Broom has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

"She grabbed an old broom from the closet corner to sweep up the crumbs before guests arrived."

2

any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

"The ornithologist pointed out a broom growing wild on the heath, admiring its delicate clusters of golden blooms."

3

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

"The gardener pruned back the broom to encourage more flowers before planting bulbs in the garden."

4

A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

"I grabbed my broom to sweep up the spilled coffee beans from the kitchen floor before they got stuck in the rug."

Verb
1

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

"Sweep the crumbs off the table"

"Sweep under the bed"

2

finish with a broom

"The custodian quickly swept up all the spilled water and finished with a broom before leaving the kitchen clean."

3

To sweep with a broom.

"The crew spent hours brooming the hull to remove all barnacles and algae before the inspection."

4

Alternative form of bream (to clean a ship's bottom)

Proper Noun
1

A village in Bedfordshire, England.

"The local history museum recently added a new exhibit dedicated to Broom, highlighting its significance as an ancient market town in Bedfordshire."

See Also
brush england sparteine curl turk's head embed broomy sweep
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cleaning implement shrub heath wipe finish
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
besom push broom whisk weeping tree broom white broom common broom broom tree Spanish broom woodwaxen
Rhyming Words
oom yoom goom foom toom loom voom coom doom zoom poom room boom groom floom bloom cloom spoom gloom sloom
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