¹broom

noun \ˈbrüm, ˈbru̇m\

: a brush that has a long handle and that is used for sweeping floors

: a type of bush that has long, thin branches and yellow flowers

Full Definition of BROOM

: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers; especially : scotch broom

: a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping

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Origin of BROOM

Middle English, from Old English brōm; akin to Old High German brāmo bramble

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BROOM

bloom, boom, brume, combe, cwm, doom, flume, fume, gloom, glume, groom, khoum, loom, neume, plume, rheum, room, spume, tomb, toom, vroom, whom, womb, zoom

²broom

verb

Definition of BROOM

transitive verb

: to sweep with or as if with a broom

: to finish (as a concrete surface) by means of a broom

First Known Use of BROOM

1838

BROOM Defined for Kids

broom

noun \ˈbrüm, ˈbru̇m\

Definition of BROOM for Kids

: a brush with a long handle used for sweeping

: a plant with long slender branches along which grow many yellow flowers

Medical Dictionary

broom

noun \ˈbrüm, ˈbru̇m\

Medical Definition of BROOM

: any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, upright growth, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers; especially : scotch broom—see broom top