broom en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /bɹum/ (General-American)
- /bɹʊm/ (General-American)
- /bɹʉwm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /bɹʊm/ (Wales)
- /bɹʉːm/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /bɹʊm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɹuːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɹɵm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- bro͝om
- /bɻʉm/ (Northern-Ireland)
- /bɾʉm/ (Scotland)
- /bɹʊm/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- bro͞om
- (US) audio
- /bɾuːm/ (Wales)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brom, from Old English brōm (“brushwood”), from Proto-West Germanic *brām (“bramble”) (compare Saterland Frisian Brom, West Frisian brem, Dutch braam, German Low German Braam), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-, from *bʰer- ‘edge’. Related to brim, brink. Replaced English besom (from Old English besma (“broom, rod”)), which is now restricted in meaning to a particular kind of broom. (shotgun): So called because it is (like the cleaning utensil) long and held similarly to a besom and “cleans” what is in front.
Meanings
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(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
'Smuggling was a way of life here, with no stigma attached,' David explained. His own granny used to smuggle out rabbit meat, tied to her body, and bring back such coveted Italian goods as chocolate, coffee and brooms. 'Brooms?' I asked him in disbelief. 'Yes, ordinary sorghum brooms, which were in short supply in Communist Yugoslavia, like many other basic household goods,' he said with a smile.
2026 June 24, Vitali Vitaliev, “Life on the borderline”, in RAIL, number 1064, page 68:Meronyms: broomstick (handle), bavin (head)
- (countable) An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
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.
1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 408:
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(countable, uncountable) 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. ▸ Especially, of the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium.
[…] and thy broom groves, Whose shadow the dismissed bachelor loves, Being lass-lorn […]
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
- (countable, uncountable) 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. ▸ Of plants not closely related to those of tribe Genisteae.
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(countable, rare, slang, uncountable) A firearm; especially, a shotgun.
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
2020 July 2, “Stop Check”, LR of TPL (lyrics):He got forced to hold that broom, that dickhead reminds me of Cinderella
2019 September 11, Yanko, “Next Up”, in #ACGK, 1:59: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
2020 July 3, “Lightwork Freestyle”, Y.CB of 7th (lyrics):If F’s in the room step with the broom finna here a boom with a boom!
2020 October 23, “Talk Bout Hollows”, DBF MD (lyrics), 0:30–0:33:I just got the drop, there is an opp OFB step with the broom
2017 July 17, OFB (RV, Kash, Lowkey, Headie One, Bradz & Tuggzy), “Loyal”, 2:45–2:47: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
2015 September 26, Ms. Hustle (lyricist), Ms. Hustle vs. O’fficial (Summer Madness; 5), Ultimate Rap League, from 48:07–48:28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brooms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
broom spurge · broomy · broom corn · broom-clean · broomlike · white Spanish broom · broom closet · Scotch broom · spiny broom · thorny broom · common broom · broomware · come out of the broom closet · Occam's broom · Canary broom · broom cupboard · broomland · broomstaff · push-broom · yellow broom · trench broom · turpentine broom · Bromley · English broom · broomweed · broom bush · broomball · Branton · broommaking · witch's broom · Spanish broom · whiskbroom · High Brooms · Trigger's broom · butcher's broom · broomtail · broomstick · broom up · broomie · brooming · broombush · green broom · broom wagon · broomcorn · Corsican broom · scorpion broom · Scots broom · a new broom sweeps clean · broom-bush · push broom · Brimley · new broom · pushbroom · broom-rape · broom rape · broomless · broom sedge · broomsedge · broommaker · dyer's broom · broomrape
Descendants
Hypernyms
Synonyms
gun · piece · firearm · gat · broomstick · boomstick · iron
Translations (423)
es balea (domestic utensil) · lij spassuïa (domestic utensil) · sah миинньик (domestic utensil) · dz ཕྱགསམ (domestic utensil) · nl bezem (domestic utensil) · sc iscòba (domestic utensil) · uz supurgi (domestic utensil) · as বাঢ়নী (domestic utensil) · zh 掃梳 /扫梳 (domestic utensil) · ky шыпыргы (domestic utensil) · fo kustur (domestic utensil) · fro genest (Fabaceae shrub) · rm scua (domestic utensil) · din wëc (domestic utensil) · crh çalı sipirkisi (domestic utensil) · hif jhaarru (domestic utensil) · mn ᠱᠦᠭᠦᠷ (domestic utensil) · rup meturã (domestic utensil) · vec scóa (domestic utensil) · bcl samhod (domestic utensil) · ast barredoriu (domestic utensil) · pnt φορκάλ (domestic utensil) · ba һепертке (domestic utensil) · ne झाडु (domestic utensil) · cjs сыйбаш (domestic utensil) · udm ӵужон (domestic utensil) · koi рос (domestic utensil) · ar مَخَمَّة (domestic utensil) · rw umukubuzo (domestic utensil) · sah сиппиир (domestic utensil) · tk sübse (domestic utensil) · ru щётка (sweeper in curling) · su sapu (domestic utensil) · tyv туужуур (domestic utensil) · pl szczotka (sweeper in curling) · gl biorto (Fabaceae shrub) · nso lefsiêlô (domestic utensil) · ln likombo (domestic utensil) · tg ҷоруб (domestic utensil) · so minfiiq (domestic utensil) · srn sisibi (domestic utensil) · tzm tašţţabt (domestic utensil) · wo bale (domestic utensil) · egl granèda (domestic utensil) · es escoba (domestic utensil) · so xaaqin (domestic utensil) · co cappia (domestic utensil) · eu erratz (Fabaceae shrub) · jje 비 (domestic utensil) · nds bessem (domestic utensil) · eu erratza (domestic utensil) · sh mètla (domestic utensil) · oc baleja (domestic utensil) · fr balai (domestic utensil) · cs koště (domestic utensil) · sh мѐтла (domestic utensil) · kim меэник (domestic utensil) · tl walis (domestic utensil) · bcl sighid (domestic utensil) · vec scova (domestic utensil) · la genista (Fabaceae shrub) · ady пэнэ пхъэнкӏыпхъ (domestic utensil) · ia scopa (domestic utensil) · tay sapuh (domestic utensil) · cr ᐍᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ (domestic utensil) · gag süpürgä (domestic utensil) · es escobillón (domestic utensil) · he מַטְאֲטֵא (domestic utensil) · kk сыпырғыш (domestic utensil) · evn дуннэвэ дэрпусивӯн (domestic utensil) · ht bale (domestic utensil) · sc iscova (domestic utensil) · alt сибирги (domestic utensil) · cs smeták (domestic utensil) · br balan (Fabaceae shrub) · ru щётка (domestic utensil) · my တံမြက်စည်း (domestic utensil) · ab аҩымсаг (domestic utensil) · ru мете́льник (Fabaceae shrub) · kca-nor йовәԓсөп (domestic utensil) · lnd afuh (domestic utensil) · tyv ширбииш (domestic utensil) · rif tamedwast (domestic utensil) · zh сочў (domestic utensil) · ur جھاڑُو (domestic utensil) · hu rekettye (Fabaceae shrub) · crh азбар сипиркиси (domestic utensil) · sa सम्मार्जनी (domestic utensil) · la scōpae (domestic utensil) · or ଝାଡୁ (domestic utensil) · mas ɔrɛ́t (domestic utensil) · wls taufale (domestic utensil) · sc iscóbulu (domestic utensil) · egl malgarèina (domestic utensil) · abe chikhigan (domestic utensil) · dta xesur (domestic utensil) · de Baasa (domestic utensil) · lb Biesem (domestic utensil) · es cepillo (sweeper in curling) · he רֹתֶם (Fabaceae shrub) · uk мітла́ (domestic utensil) · egl granè (domestic utensil) · hi झाड़ू (domestic utensil) · ms penyapu (domestic utensil) · pt gesta (Fabaceae shrub) · zh 掃帚 /扫帚 (domestic utensil) · bn ঝাড়ু (domestic utensil) · sco besom (domestic utensil) · lij spassuîa (domestic utensil) · fur balai (domestic utensil) · sv borste (sweeper in curling) · szl mietła (domestic utensil) · es genista (Fabaceae shrub) · gl vasallo (domestic utensil) · sn mutsvairo (domestic utensil) · ccc kajpijkaselichi (domestic utensil) · it ramazza (domestic utensil) · ru раки́тник (Fabaceae shrub) · ar جَوْلَق (Fabaceae shrub) · zh 掃帚 /扫帚 (domestic utensil) · gl xesta (Fabaceae shrub) · it ramazza (sweeper in curling) · sv kvast (domestic utensil) · pa ਝਾੜੂ (domestic utensil) · myv тельме (domestic utensil) · cam bé-taulimwa (domestic utensil) · ang besma (domestic utensil) · sc iscopa (domestic utensil) · it scopa (domestic utensil) · kim метлаа (domestic utensil) · jje 비치락 (domestic utensil) · kw banadhel (Fabaceae shrub) · mn шүүр (domestic utensil) · xh umtshayelo (domestic utensil) · fr ramon (domestic utensil) · slr sipse (domestic utensil) · ru ве́ник (domestic utensil) · bua хамуур (domestic utensil) · be ве́нік (domestic utensil) · vep lud (domestic utensil) · lv slota (domestic utensil) · ryu 箒 (domestic utensil) · ryu 帚 (domestic utensil) · mdh sapu (domestic utensil) · ca ginesta (Fabaceae shrub) · lo ລິ້ວຕາດ (domestic utensil) · ale mituulkan (domestic utensil) · ja 箒 (domestic utensil) · as জাৰু (domestic utensil) · cr ᐍᐹᐦᑕᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (domestic utensil) · fa جاروب (domestic utensil) · ti መኾስተር (domestic utensil) · de Besen (sweeper in curling) · yua míis (domestic utensil) · kw skubel (domestic utensil) · sq fshesë (domestic utensil) · si කොස්ස (domestic utensil) · av жул (domestic utensil) · gl vascullo (domestic utensil) · br skubelenn (domestic utensil) · mi maukoro (Fabaceae shrub) · vro luud (domestic utensil) · yo ìgbálẹ̀ (domestic utensil) · gd bealaidh (Fabaceae shrub) · sm pulumu (domestic utensil) · es hiniesta (Fabaceae shrub) · ota سوپوركه (domestic utensil) · am መጥረጊያ (domestic utensil) · vo svip (domestic utensil) · lld ghernea (domestic utensil) · fr genêt à balais (Fabaceae shrub) · fy biezem (domestic utensil) · mdf тяльме (domestic utensil) · kl saligutit (domestic utensil) · is sópur (domestic utensil) · ug сүпүргә (domestic utensil) · chr ᎬᏃᏌᏍᏗ (domestic utensil) · sk metla (domestic utensil) · ka ოქოსალე (domestic utensil) · oc escoba (domestic utensil) · de Bäse (domestic utensil) · ar مِقْشَة (domestic utensil) · gl pudia (Fabaceae shrub) · ga giolcach shléibhe (Fabaceae shrub) · lez ттаран ккул (domestic utensil) · hsb mjetawka (domestic utensil) · pt giesta (Fabaceae shrub) · xsr कोमु (domestic utensil) · la rūscum (domestic utensil) · yka ahud (domestic utensil) · pl janowiec (Fabaceae shrub) · te చీపురు (domestic utensil) · co mazzula (domestic utensil) · rsk метла (domestic utensil) · zh тёчў (domestic utensil) · ty purūmu (domestic utensil) · br balaenn (domestic utensil) · gl vasoira (domestic utensil) · fur scove (domestic utensil) · da kost (domestic utensil) · cam balé (domestic utensil) · lmo scua (domestic utensil) · nso leswiêlô (domestic utensil) · tet ai saar (domestic utensil) · udi мугул (domestic utensil) · fa جارو (domestic utensil) · xcl աւել (domestic utensil) · sro scova (domestic utensil) · sw ufagio (domestic utensil) · nb sopelime (domestic utensil) · tr süpürge (domestic utensil) · el αφάνα (Fabaceae shrub) · krc агъач сибиртги (domestic utensil) · om harataa (domestic utensil) · tyv ширбиил (domestic utensil) · vi chổi (domestic utensil) · iu ᓴᓂᐅᑎᒃ (domestic utensil) · sv ginst (Fabaceae shrub) · th ไม้กวาด (domestic utensil) · ca escombra (domestic utensil) · it granata (domestic utensil) · eo balailo (domestic utensil) · fud seupenu (domestic utensil) · ru метла́ (domestic utensil) · pt giesteira (Fabaceae shrub) · lo ຍູປັດ (domestic utensil) · ps رېبز (domestic utensil) · be мятла́ (domestic utensil) · gl balea (domestic utensil) · fi luuta (domestic utensil) · pl miotła (domestic utensil) · qu pichana (domestic utensil) · haw pūlumi (domestic utensil) · bh झाड़ू (domestic utensil) · yue 掃把 /扫把 (domestic utensil) · ar مقشة (domestic utensil) · ro drob (Fabaceae shrub) · mg famafa (domestic utensil) · bg метла́ (domestic utensil) · sv sop (domestic utensil) · dsb chóžyšćo (domestic utensil) · chm са́лко (domestic utensil) · yai рупч (domestic utensil) · lmo scova (domestic utensil) · ml ചൂല് (domestic utensil) · de Besen (domestic utensil) · az süpürgə (domestic utensil) · kmr gezik (domestic utensil) · pa ਰੜਕਾ (domestic utensil) · xsr ཀོམུ། (domestic utensil) · dv ފިހިގަނޑު (domestic utensil) · shu مقشاشة (domestic utensil) · yo ọwọ̀ (domestic utensil) · ga scuab (domestic utensil) · wa djiniesse (Fabaceae shrub) · kjh сыбырғы (domestic utensil) · grc σάρον (domestic utensil) · lld scuac (domestic utensil) · udm исьнер (domestic utensil) · ar مِكْنَسَة (domestic utensil) · cv шӑпӑр (domestic utensil) · rue метла́ (domestic utensil) · lut səxʷʔix̌ʷicut (domestic utensil) · li bessem (domestic utensil) · hu seprű (domestic utensil) · uun sasapuh (domestic utensil) · de Ginster (Fabaceae shrub) · kim мииник (domestic utensil) · ta துடைப்பம் (domestic utensil) · he רותם (Fabaceae shrub) · csb miotła (domestic utensil) · rw umweyo (domestic utensil) · zza seqavêl (domestic utensil) · enh лива (domestic utensil) · ik salikkuun (domestic utensil) · gcr balé (domestic utensil) · slr süfse (domestic utensil) · fi väriherne (Fabaceae shrub) · sc iscoba (domestic utensil) · pt vassoira (domestic utensil) · ig azịza (domestic utensil) · mg borosin-trano (domestic utensil) · dsb chóšć (Fabaceae shrub) · zu umshanelo (domestic utensil) · liv lūdõ (domestic utensil) · sm salu (domestic utensil) · ti መዀስተር (domestic utensil) · akz istitapaska (domestic utensil) · lo ຄັນຍູ (domestic utensil) · wym baozum (domestic utensil) · ko 빗자루 (domestic utensil) · gld хапол (domestic utensil) · ka ცოცხი (domestic utensil) · bi brum (domestic utensil) · ckb گەسک (domestic utensil) · zh 掃把 /扫把 (domestic utensil) · bm furalan (domestic utensil) · la ēverriculum (domestic utensil) · crh чалы сипиркиси (domestic utensil) · om hartuu (domestic utensil) · gv skeab (domestic utensil) · sco bruim (Fabaceae shrub) · zh 冰壺刷子 /冰壶刷子 (sweeper in curling) · uk ві́ник (domestic utensil) · ce нуй (domestic utensil) · zh 刷子 (sweeper in curling) · mt ġummar (domestic utensil) · kn ಪೊರಕೆ (domestic utensil) · gd sguab (Fabaceae shrub) · slr süpse (domestic utensil) · ko 비 (domestic utensil) · it ginestra (Fabaceae shrub) · mfe balie (domestic utensil) · frp argelas (Fabaceae shrub) · ota مكنسه (domestic utensil) · mr झाडू (domestic utensil) · lmo scoa (domestic utensil) · mi taunoka (Fabaceae shrub) · yka papahid (domestic utensil) · af besem (domestic utensil) · pt vassoura (domestic utensil) · nah malinalli (domestic utensil) · mi puruma (domestic utensil) · pdt Bassem (domestic utensil) · enm besme (domestic utensil) · zu umshayelo (domestic utensil) · id sapu (domestic utensil) · grc σπάρτος (Fabaceae shrub) · gl piorno (Fabaceae shrub) · wa ramon (domestic utensil) · pap basora (domestic utensil) · enm brom (domestic utensil) · lad eskova (domestic utensil) · mk метла (domestic utensil) · jje 비차락 (domestic utensil) · mnc ᡝᡵᡳᡴᡠ (domestic utensil) · gl varredoiro (domestic utensil) · lt šluota (domestic utensil) · bo ཕྱགས་མ (domestic utensil) · bg зановец (Fabaceae shrub) · sva ლანგავ (domestic utensil) · es retama (Fabaceae shrub) · snl kakayre (domestic utensil) · km អំបោស (domestic utensil) · st lefielo (domestic utensil) · kw banadhlen (Fabaceae shrub) · os уисой (domestic utensil) · lo ຟອຽ (domestic utensil) · mas l-piríyeét (domestic utensil) · fi vihma (Fabaceae shrub) · ce девзиг (domestic utensil) · inh нув (domestic utensil) · ch eskoba (domestic utensil) · ruq métură (domestic utensil) · sv sopborste (domestic utensil) · kab tamedwazt (domestic utensil) · ug سۈپۈرگە (domestic utensil) · la argilāx (Fabaceae shrub) · cy ysgubell (domestic utensil) · nds bezzem (domestic utensil) · myv тенсть (domestic utensil) · io balayilo (domestic utensil) · unm chikhikàn (domestic utensil) · ane barèè (domestic utensil) · crh azbar sipirkisi (domestic utensil) · es escobón (domestic utensil) · ang brōm (Fabaceae shrub) · cy banadl (Fabaceae shrub) · ha másháaríi (domestic utensil) · mi tainoka (Fabaceae shrub) · kw skubyllen (domestic utensil) · ext ehcoba (domestic utensil) · nb kost (domestic utensil) · is kústur (domestic utensil) · ru дрок (Fabaceae shrub) · kaa сипсе (domestic utensil) · ar شطابة (domestic utensil) · fro geneste (Fabaceae shrub) · ty porōmu (domestic utensil) · abq гӏвымсага (domestic utensil) · mga scúap (domestic utensil) · mr केरसुणी (domestic utensil) · lzz okosale (domestic utensil) · fi harja (sweeper in curling) · lez ккул (domestic utensil) · hy ավել (domestic utensil) · tl walis-tambo (domestic utensil) · nog сыпыргыш (domestic utensil) · ain munnuwep (domestic utensil) · sl metla (domestic utensil) · et luud (domestic utensil) · krl vastu (domestic utensil) · ceb silhig (domestic utensil) · is vöndur (domestic utensil) · fi piiskaherne (Fabaceae shrub) · ab аԥссага (domestic utensil) · enm brom (Fabaceae shrub) · fr argalou (Fabaceae shrub) · ar مَقَشَّة (domestic utensil) · nl brem (Fabaceae shrub) · el σκούπα (domestic utensil) · yi בעזעם (domestic utensil) · scn scupa (domestic utensil) · ro mătură (domestic utensil) · ast escoba (domestic utensil) · hy ցախավել (domestic utensil) · lo ໄມ້ກວາດ (domestic utensil) · arn lepüwe (domestic utensil) · ja 帚 (domestic utensil) · pl szczotka (domestic utensil) · ay pichaña (domestic utensil) · gl coaña (domestic utensil) · zh 帚 (domestic utensil) · fro balain (domestic utensil) · pms scoa (domestic utensil) · abq гӏвымсарга (domestic utensil) · tt себерке (domestic utensil) · ota جاروب (domestic utensil) · gd sguab (domestic utensil) · kum сибиртги (domestic utensil) · vec scoa (domestic utensil) · jv sapu (domestic utensil) · pms ramassa (domestic utensil)