Definitions for BROOM
brum, brʊmbroom

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broomnoun

   a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

2. broomnoun

   any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

3. heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgarisverb

   common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

4. sweep, broomverb

   sweep with a broom or as if with a broom

   "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"

5. broomverb

   finish with a broom

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. broomnoun

   A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

2. broomnoun

   An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a broom or sweeper.

3. broomnoun

   Any of several shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae.

4. broomnoun

   Heather, especially common heather, Calluna vulgaris.

5. broomverb

   To sweep.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BROOMnoun

   Etymology: brom, Saxon.

   1. This tree hath a papilionaceous flower, whose pointal, which rises from the flower-cup, afterward becomes a short, roundish, swelling pod, containing, for the most part, one kidney-shaped seed in each. Philip Miller

   Ev’n humble broom, and osiers, have their use,
   And shade for sheep, and food for flocks, produce. Dryden.

   2. A besom; so called from the matter of which it is made.

   Not a mouse
   Shall disturb this hallow’d house;
   I am sent with broom before,
   To sweep the dust behind the door. William Shakespeare, Midsum. Night’s Dr.

   If they came into the best apartment, to set any thing in order, they were saluted with a broom. John Arbuthnot, John Bull.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broom

   A broom (also known in some forms as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a variety of brush with a long handle. It is commonly used in combination with a dustpan. A distinction is made between a "hard broom" and a "soft broom" and a spectrum in between. Soft brooms are used in some cultures chiefly for sweeping walls of cobwebs and spiders, like a "feather duster", with hard brooms are for rougher tasks like sweeping dirt off sidewalks or concrete floors, or even smoothing and texturing wet concrete. The majority of brooms are somewhere in between, suitable for sweeping the floors of homes and businesses, soft enough to be flexible and to move even light dust, but stiff enough to achieve a firm sweeping action.The broom is also a symbolic object associated with witchcraft and ceremonial magic.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broom

   A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibers (often made from materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) attached to, and roughly parallel with, a cylindrical handle. It is typically long-handled and used for sweeping floors or other surfaces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broomnoun

   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

2. Broomnoun

   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

3. Broomverb

   see Bream

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broom

   A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibers attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. It is thus a variety of brush with a long handle. It is commonly used in combination with a dustpan.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Broom

   brōōm, n. a name given to a number of species of shrubs of the closely allied genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium: a besom made of its twigs.—v.t. to sweep with a broom.—ns. Broom′-corn, a species of plant resembling maize, cultivated for its seed and its spikes, of which brooms are made; Broom′-rape, a parasitic plant found adhering to the root of broom, clover, &c.; Broom′staff, Broom′stick, the staff or handle of a broom.—adj. Broom′y, abounding in or consisting of broom.—To marry over the broomstick, or To jump the besom, to go through an irregular form of marriage, in which both jump over a broomstick. [A.S. bróm; Ger. bram.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broom

   A besom at the mast-head signifies that the ship is to be sold: derived probably from the old practice of displaying boughs at shops and taverns. Also, a sort of spartium, of which ropes are made.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. broom

   A type of tool created and designed in various colors, handle, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   Some people use a broom to sweep, others use one as a prop, others use one as part of a costume for Halloween.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 18, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BROOM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Broom is ranked #6484 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Broom surname appeared 5,236 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Broom.
   
   69.3% or 3,632 total occurrences were White.
   25.8% or 1,351 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 123 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 92 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Cleaning Implement
   • Finish
   • Shrub
   • Wipe

How to pronounce BROOM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BROOM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BROOM in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BROOM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of BROOM in a Sentence

1. Mr Pearse:

   I just had a broom in the back of the ute and … basically just got him off the car nice and safely, and just ushered him into the bushland off on the side of the road.

2. Charles 'Mr. Go Hard' Scott:

   The way I move about a room will make a BROOM gasp and swoon

3. Zhao Yayun:

   People always believe new officials are like a new broom, to restore confidence, he (Liu) needs to roll out some exciting reform measures.

4. Unknown:

   A new broom sweeps clean!

5. Mother Teresa:

   There should be less talk a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BROOM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Broom
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BROOM
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broom
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BROOM
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BROOM
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BROOM
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=BROOM
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html