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Meaning of 'broom' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Broom [ n.]
- A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together; esp., the Cytisus scoparius of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves, and large yellow flowers.
- An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom.
2 . Broom [ v. t.]
- See Bream.

Meaning of 'broom' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . broom [ v]
Meaning (1):
- sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
Example in sentence:
  • Sweep the crumbs off the table;
  • Sweep under the bed

Nearby Words:

broach broached broacher broaching broad broad church broad gauge broad seal broad-brimmed broad-horned

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