Meaning of Broom | Babel Free
bɹuːmDefinitions
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A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. countable
- A number of places in England:
- A village in Southill parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1743).
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An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper. countable
- A hamlet in Long Marton parish, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY6623).
- A locality in Thorncombe parish, west Dorset, on the boundary with Devon and close to Somerset (OS grid ref ST3202).
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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. countable, uncountable
- A southern suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4491).
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Especially, of the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium. countable, uncountable
- A village in Bidford-on-Avon parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP0853).
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Of plants not closely related to those of tribe Genisteae. countable, uncountable
- A suburb of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5556).
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A firearm; especially, a shotgun. countable, rare, slang, uncountable
- A hamlet in Kilgetty/Begelly community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1108).
- A surname.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
besem
አማርኛ
መጥረጊያ
Azərbaycanca
süpürgə
বাংলা
ঝাড়ু
བོད་སྐད
ཕྱགས་མ
Català
escombra
Cymraeg
ysgubell
Dansk
kost
Esperanto
balailo
Euskara
erratza
Gaeilge
scuab
Gàidhlig
sguab
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
pūlumi
Magyar
seprű
Bahasa Indonesia
sapu
ქართული
ცოცხი
Қазақша
сыпырғыш
ខ្មែរ
អំបោស
Lëtzebuergesch
Biesem
Lingála
likombo
ລາວ
ໄມ້ກວາດ
Lietuvių
šluota
Latviešu
slota
Malagasy
famafa
Монгол
шүүр
Bahasa Melayu
penyapu
Malti
ġummar
မြန်မာဘာသာ
တံမြက်စည်း
नेपाली
झाडु
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
ଝାଡୁ
پښتو
رېبز
Română
mătură
සිංහල
කොස්ස
Slovenčina
metla
Slovenščina
metla
Shqip
fshesë
தமிழ்
துடைப்பம்
తెలుగు
చీపురు
ไทย
ไม้กวาด
Türkçe
süpürge
ئۇيغۇرچە
سۈپۈرگە
اردو
جھاڑو
Tiếng Việt
chổi
IsiXhosa
umtshayelo
Examples
“Meronyms: broomstick (handle), bavin (head)”
“At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.”
“[…] and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Being lass-lorn […]”
“So keep talking all that fly shit, and I’ma grab the tool And the lead will get stuck in your head like a catchy tune Soon as I look down on a target, bitch, your ass is doomed Trust exercise with Ahdi, arms out to catch a boom You see this sweeper I got, it ain’t your average broom This ring will wet this bitch like a happy groom”
“I just got the drop, there is an opp OFB step with the broom”
“He got forced to hold that broom, that dickhead reminds me of Cinderella”
“Pull up to the 🎵 get whacked with the broom TT liz on my line, so you know it got moved Distribute, click, click, shoot That's another face on frontline news”
“Back that strap then blaze, fry man Tell bro “make sure you twos that yute” Rise that stick when the street needs cleaning The pigs know this ain't no average broom”
“If F’s in the room step with the broom finna here a boom with a boom!”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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