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broom

/bɹum/noun, verb1 syllable

Broom means: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere.

Synonyms for broom5

noun, as in common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere

heather, ling, Scots heather, Calluna vulgaris

verb, as in sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

What does broom mean?5

noun

1

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere

2

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

3

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

verb

1

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom“Sweep the crumbs off the table”

2

finish with a broom

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with broom?18

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Broom in a sentence

  • I found the broom, but the dustpan isn't on it.rul
  • Instead of gawping like a fool, get busy with the broom.Nuel
  • Old broom knows every corner of a room, but the new cleans better.ActelOc
  • I found the broom, but where's the dustpan?shekitten
  • Ziri came back to the door with a broom in hand.Amastan
  • Ziri grabbed the broom to clean the porch.always
  • She is as thin as a broom stick.belgavox
  • Leon could use the broom as a weapon if needed.Amastan

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Forms of broom

as a noun

plural
brooms

as a verb

third-person singular
brooms
present participle
brooming
past participle
broomed
past tense
broomed