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Uncommonbroom
The correct spelling is broom.
How to pronounce broom
/bɹuːm/
nounIPA: /bɹuːm/
Say it like: Broo-m
The correct spelling is broom. A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
- 2.An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
- 3.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.
- 4.A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and “cleans” what is in front.
verb
- 1.To sweep with a broom.
- 2.(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.
- 3.To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
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