broom
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/bɹuːm/
English
Definitions
noun
- A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
- An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
- Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves.
- A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and “cleans” what is in front.
verb
- To sweep with a broom.
- (roofing) 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.
verb
- To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
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Synonyms
besomsweepheatherlingcalluna vulgarisscots heatherbroomstickmopdustpansweeperspadeshovelstoolslurrymucksludgewhisk