Broom

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Broom \Broom\ (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin
     to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G.
     brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]
     1. (Bot.) 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.
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              No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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     2. 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        originally made of the twigs of the broom.
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     {Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax
        family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;
        -- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.
  
     {Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),
        used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.
  
     {Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Broom \Broom\, v. t. (Naut.)
     See {Bream}.
     [1913 Webster] broomcorn

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  broom
       n 1: a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs
            attached to a long handle
       2: any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or
          Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of
          yellow flowers
       3: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low
          evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: {heather},
           {ling}, {Scots heather}, {Calluna vulgaris}]
       v 1: sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs
            off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" [syn: {sweep}]
       2: finish with a broom

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "broom":
     autoclave, brush, carpet sweeper, comb, currycomb, dishcloth,
     dishwasher, doormat, duster, dustpan, facecloth, hackle, hairbrush,
     handkerchief, holystone, hose, mop, napkin, pumice stone, rake,
     scraper, scrub brush, scrubber, serviette, sponge, sudarium, swab,
     toothbrush, toothpick, towel, vacuum cleaner, washboard, washer,
     washing machine, whisk, wisp, wringer