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Broom

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Noun

1. broom

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

2. broom

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

3. broom, calluna vulgaris, heather, ling, scots heather

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

Verb

4. broom, sweep

sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

Example Sentences:
'Sweep the crumbs off the table'
'Sweep under the bed'

5. broom

finish with a broom

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Broom

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noun
1. 
an implement for sweeping consisting of a long handle to which is attached either a brush of straw, bristles, or twigs, bound together, or a solid head into which are set tufts of bristles or fibres
2. 
any of various yellow-flowered Eurasian leguminous shrubs of the genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, esp C. scoparius
3. 
any of various similar Eurasian plants of the related genera Genista and Spartium
4.  new broom
verb
5. (transitive)
to sweep with a broom

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Broom

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noun
1. 
any of a group of flowering shrubs (esp. genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium) of the pea family, often grown for their abundant, usually yellow, flowers
2. 
a bundle of long, stiff fibers or straws (originally twigs of broom) fastened to a long handle, used for sweeping
verb transitive
3. 
to sweep as with a broom

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Broom

see synonyms of broom
n.
1. An implement used for sweeping, typically consisting of a bunch of stiff synthetic fibers or broomcorn stalks, or formerly twigs or straw, bound together and attached to a handle.
2.
a. Any of various European and North African shrubs of the genus Cytisus in the pea family, especially C. scoparius, having mostly compound leaves with three leaflets and showy, usually bright yellow flowers.
b. Any of several similar or related shrubs, especially in the genera Genista and Spartium.
tr.v. broomed, broom·ing, brooms
To sweep with a broom.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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