a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
Used in a Sentence
broom
How to use broom in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for broom.
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In my mind the slug is making broom brroom noises as it 'speeds' along the wheel.
Examples13
Definitions5
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of broom gathered in one view.
any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for broom.
noun
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
noun
any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
noun
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
verb
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
See also: sweep
verb
finish with a broom
Example sentences
In my mind the slug is making broom brroom noises as it 'speeds' along the wheel.
This is a device that looks like a broom with a flatscreen mounted on top.
The buttons are on the fucking ceiling and your 'stylus' is a broom.
Oddly, my table looks nothing like my broom handle, so does this mean that wood is a terrible choice for both items?
If nothing else is to be done pick up a broom, help a co-worker or just find a way to be productive and lead by example.
Two are standard room/floor vacuums and another is more like a carpet/floor 'broom'.They are expensive but all have worked flawlessly.
Without any perceptible change in my skills as a technologist, I'm out of the broom closet and into the board room these days!
As far as I remember, the room was basically a broom closet with just enough room for a single bed and the door to swing open.
If I was one of the people interested in vengeance, I'd have said something like they should get raped repeatedly with a broom in prison.
I think there is a generational gap in that some youth in general don't seem to realize most offices were not a broom closet with precisely one desk and one chair.
After waving towels at it and poking at the silence button with a broom handle ad nauseam, I borrowed a ladder and took it down before cooking a big dinner for guests.
Now pick up a broom, damn it!...I'm sure someone else has some bright other ideas short of throwing out taxes, which functional societies will always have in some form until we throw out currency altogether.
On the one hand, this is competing with resumes, which are possibly the only paper product which looks up to "that thing around the Starbucks coffee cup" and "toilet paper sitting in a broom closet" and thinks "Man, if I try my hardest, I can be as compelling and persuasive as they are!
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use broom in a sentence?
In my mind the slug is making broom brroom noises as it 'speeds' along the wheel.
What does broom mean?
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
What part of speech is broom?
broom is commonly used as noun, verb.