EGAVE

broom

About 1.81 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
  2. noun An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
  3. noun Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil. Especially, of the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium. Of plants not closely related to those of tribe Genisteae.
  4. noun Especially, of the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium.
  5. noun Of plants not closely related to those of tribe Genisteae.
  6. noun A firearm; especially, a shotgun.
  7. verb To sweep with a broom.
  8. verb To improve the embedding of a membrane by using a broom or squeegee to smooth it out and ensure contact with the adhesive under the membrane.

Similar words

sweep heather ling calluna vulgaris scots heather broomstick mop dustpan sweeper spade

Often followed by

and handle in to closet or of is corn

Word family

broomed brooming brooms

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