broom (br m, br m)n. 1. An implement used for sweeping, usually consisting of a bunch of twigs, straw, or bristles bound together and attached to a stick or handle. 2. a. Any of various Mediterranean shrubs of the genus Cytisus in the pea family, especially C. scoparius, having mostly compound leaves with three leaflets and showy, usually bright yellow flowers. b. Any of several similar or related shrubs, especially in the genera Genista and Spartium. tr.v. broomed, broom·ing, brooms To sweep with or as if with a broom. [Middle English, from Old English br  m.]broom  y adj. |
broom [bruːm brʊm]
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) an implement for sweeping consisting of a long handle to which is attached either a brush of straw, bristles, or twigs, bound together, or a solid head into which are set tufts of bristles or fibres
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various yellow-flowered Eurasian leguminous shrubs of the genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, esp C. scoparius
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar Eurasian plants of the related genera Genista and Spartium
new broom a newly appointed official, etc., eager to make changes
vb
(tr) to sweep with a broom
[Old English brōm; related to Old High German brāmo, Middle Dutch bremme]
broom - Was first called a besom, but evolved because many of them were made of twigs from the wild broom shrub.
See also related terms for twigs.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  broom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handlebesom - a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle broom handle, broomstick - the handle of a broom cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning push broom - a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper whisk broom, whisk - a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes |
| 2. | broom - any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae weeping tree broom - small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent two-seeded pods Cytisus albus, Cytisus multiflorus, white broom, white Spanish broom - low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers common broom, Cytisus scoparius, green broom, Scotch broom - deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers broom tree, Genista anglica, needle furze, petty whin - prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe Genista hispanica, Spanish gorse, Spanish broom - erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, greenweed, woadwaxen, woodwaxen, whin - small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, weaver's broom - tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California | |
| 3. |  broom - common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphereheath - a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers Calluna, genus Calluna - one species | |
| Verb | 1. | broom - sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed" wipe, pass over - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth" sweep - clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor" |
| 2. | broom - finish with a broom finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" |
Translations
broom [bruːm, brʊm]
n broom [bruːm]
1 a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers The hillside was covered in broom. besembos وزّال зановец janovec gyvel der Ginster σπάρτο (θαμνώδες φυτό) hiniesta ubapõõsas خلنگ؛ طاووسی vihma genêt רוֹתֶם पीले फूलों वाला एक तरह का पौधा žutilovka rekettye tumbuhan liar ginestra えにしだ 금작화 (šluotinis) sausakrūmis irbulene jerami brem gyvel żarnowiec giesta grozamă ракитник prútnatec košeničica žutilovka ginst ข้าวฟ่าง katırtırnağı 金雀花 рокитник مٹر کے خاندان کی ایک جنگلی جھاڑی cây đậu chổi 金雀花
2 a long-handled sweeping brush. besem مُكْنِسَه метла koště kost der Besen σκούπα escoba luud جارو luuta balai מַטאֲטֵא झाड़ू metla seprű sapu scopa ほうき (청소용) 비 šluota slota penyapu bezem feiekost, sopelime miotła vassoura mătură метла metla metla metla []kvast ไม้กวาด saplı süpürge 掃帚 мітла, віник جھاڑو cái chổi 扫帚
broom → مكنسة koště kost Besen σκούπα escoba luuta balais metla scopa ほうき 비 bezem kost miotła vassoura веник sopkvast ไม้กวาด süpürge cái chổi 扫帚
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