broom

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US /brum/ UK /bruːm/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a long-handled brush for sweeping floors; a yellow-flowered shrub

She swept the porch with a worn straw broom.

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1 noun · a long-handled brush for... besombrushsweeperwhisk

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Derived forms broomybroomstick

Etymology

From Old English brōm, the name of the yellow-flowered shrub whose twigs were bundled to make sweeping implements; from Proto-Germanic *brēmaz.

brōm Old English *brēmaz Proto-Germanic

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# broom

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** brum
**IPA (UK):** bruːm

## Meanings
1. a long-handled brush for sweeping floors; a yellow-flowered shrub

## Examples
- She swept the porch with a worn straw broom.

## Synonyms
- besom
- brush
- sweeper
- whisk

## Derived Forms
- broomy
- broomstick

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: brōm
- Root: *brēmaz

## Etymology
From Old English brōm, the name of the yellow-flowered shrub whose twigs were bundled to make sweeping implements; from Proto-Germanic *brēmaz.

## AI Etymology
Broom is a noun and verb meaning "a long-handled brush for sweeping floors; a yellow-flowered shrub". Historically, it is from Old English brōm, the name of the yellow-flowered shrub whose twigs were bundled to make sweeping implements; from Proto-Germanic *brēmaz. The historical chain links Old English brōm with Proto-Germanic *brēmaz. Close English family members include broomy, and broomstick. This keeps the modern noun and verb sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

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- Describing Qualities

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