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broom

broom [ broom, brm ]


noun  (plural brooms)
Definition:
 
1. brush for sweeping: a brush with a head of twigs or bristles attached to a long thin handle, used for sweeping indoors or outdoors

2. plant with bright yellow flowers: a wild or cultivated bush. Flowers: bright yellow. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Cytisus scoparius.

3. plant like broom: a bush resembling broom. Flowers: yellow. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Genera Genista, Spartium.



transitive verb  (past and past participle broomed, present participle broom·ing, 3rd person present singular brooms)
Definition:
 
sweep something: to sweep something with a broom or brush

[ Old English brōm< Germanic]
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