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- [broom, broo m]
- /brum, brʊm/
- /bruːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broom, broo m]
- /brum, brʊm/
Definitions of broom word
- countable noun broom A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping the floor. 3
- uncountable noun broom Broom is a wild bush with a lot of tiny yellow flowers. 3
- noun broom 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 3
- noun broom any of various yellow-flowered Eurasian leguminous shrubs of the genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, esp C. scoparius 3
- noun broom any of various similar Eurasian plants of the related genera Genista and Spartium 3
- verb broom to sweep with a broom 3
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Origin of broom
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English brome, Old English brōm; cognate with Dutch braam bramble, German Bram broom
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Parts of speech for Broom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
broom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for broom
noun broom
- mop — a wry face; grimace.
- whisk — to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- swab — a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- carpet sweeper — a pushable, long-handled implement for removing dirt, lint, etc., from rugs and carpets, consisting of a metal case enclosing one or more brushes that rotate.
- sweeper — a person or thing that sweeps.
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