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Broom
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What's The Definition Of Broom?
[n] a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
[n] common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [n] any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers [v] finish with a broom [v] sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" Synonyms | Synonyms for Broom: Calluna vulgaris | heather | ling | Scots heather | sweep Related Terms | Find terms related to Broom: autoclave | brush | carpet sweeper | comb | currycomb | dishcloth | dishwasher | doormat | duster | dustpan | facecloth | hackle | hairbrush | handkerchief | holystone | hose | mop | napkin | pumice stone | rake | scraper | scrub brush | scrubber | serviette | sponge | sudarium | swab | toothbrush | toothpick | towel | vacuum cleaner | washboard | washer | washing machine | whisk | wisp | wringer See Also | besom | broom handle | broom tree | broomstick | bush | Calluna | cleaning implement | common broom | Cytisus albus | Cytisus multiflorus | Cytisus scoparius | dyer's greenweed | dyer's-broom | dyeweed | finish | Genista anglica | Genista hispanica | Genista tinctoria | genus Calluna | green broom | greenweed | heath | needle furze | Papilionoideae | pass over | petty whin | push broom | Scotch broom | shrub | Spanish broom | Spanish gorse | Spartium junceum | subfamily Papilionoideae | weaver's broom | weeping tree broom | whin | whisk | whiskbroom | white broom | white Spanish broom | wipe | woadwaxen | woodwaxen Broom In Webster's Dictionary \Broom\, n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin to LG.
bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G. brombeere
blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.
--Wordsworth.
2. 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originally made of the twigs of the broom.
{Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax
family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;
-- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.
{Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),
used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.
{Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.
\Broom\, v. t. (Naut.) See {Bream}. |
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